Improvements planned for all the community at Chamberlain Park
Voters in Albert-Eden are receiving information from a group of golfers suggesting the Chamberlain Park is going to be chopped up and developed. A misleading campaign is causing unnecessary alarm about the future of well-loved and needed Auckland parkland. Here Dr...
Working for the community in Albert-Eden
City Vision a strong voice Albert-Eden Local Board Achievements 2013- 2016 Your City Vision team of Helga Arlington, Graeme Easte, Glenda Fryer, Peter Haynes and Margi Watson have been bringing wide-ranging skills and experience to work for you and your community....
Working to provide park and facilities in Mount Albert for all the community
City Vision: Working for you. A look at the great park and facilities in Mount Albert for all the community Mt Albert’s ‘Rocket Park’ is a playground and a regional beacon for all our visitors and residents…but do you know that there is a whole swag of great...
The transformation of Gribblehirst Park
City Vision members of the Albert -Eden Local Board have been working for the Sandringham, Morningside and St Lukes communities to make big improvements to Gribblehirst Park In the 1920s colonial Sandringham settlers the Gribbles and the Hirsts gave their estate which...
Facelift for Potters Park
One of central Auckland’s favourite parks is getting a much-needed facelift and Albert-Eden Local Board’s City Vision team were at the dawn blessing on the morning of 28 July for the imminent start of works. Speaking at the ceremony, Local Board Chair Dr...
Celebrate the Point Chevalier Plaza upgrade
Celebrate the Point Chevalier Plaza Upgrade. Albert-Eden Local Board is committed to supporting its local town centres which have been struggling in the face of challenges from alternatives such as malls and big-box retail centres. By investing in place making...
New shared paths making progress
Shared Path progress in Pt Chevalier, Waterview, Mt Albert and Owairaka Shared paths are progressing across the Central Isthmus with several new paths being built as part of the SH20 Waterview Connection project. By 2017, it is expected that safer walking and cycling...
Chamberlain Park not for sale
Albert-Eden Local Board Chair, Dr Peter Haynes, is quite clear about the future of Chamberlain Park in response to suggestions by consultants and others that it be sold for housing. The park is needed for the community, he says. At no time has the Local Board...
Splashpad success at Potters Park
Albert-Eden Local Board’s recently opened splashpad has given Potters Park a new lease of life. Already more people are using the playground and grass areas than for many years. “Improving our parks so more people enjoy them is one of the Board’s...From our Facebook page
City Vison introduces its 2022 candidates for the Albert-Eden Local Board (Ōwairaka subdivision). Experienced Board members Julia Maskill, Christina Robertson and Margi Watson are joined by Liv Roe. Together they form a great team to represent Albert-Eden.![]()
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Christina Robertson![]()
I’m a long-time Albert-Eden local with a background in research, teaching and transport advocacy. In my first term on the board, I’ve worked for greener, safer transport, climate action and thriving communities and town centres. I’m looking forward to running for another term so I can keep advocating for a fairer, more sustainable Auckland and supporting our communities as we shape our city’s future together.![]()
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Liv Roe![]()
Kia ora. Liv here, a local and first-time candidate for the Albert-Eden Local Board. I’m a young professional, Millennial city girl working as an advocate in the not-for-profit sector with a focus on human rights, gender and LGBTQI+ equity, ethnic/migrant communities, Te Ao Māori and honouring Te Tiriti. I’m also studying towards a Graduate Diploma of Arts in Political Science. I'm excited to run for this year’s elections and to hear our grassroots community voices.![]()
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Julia Maskill![]()
Kia ora. I’m keen for a second term of listening to residents and helping Albert-Eden become more beautiful, caring and well-functioning. I’ve brought up my three daughters in Ōwairaka over 35 years, and I’ve worked as a commercial lawyer, educator and climate action researcher. I love community and I’ve worked on communications and social change programmes. I’ve volunteered in sports and youth groups, and on performing arts, disability, school and community law centre governance boards.![]()
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Margi Watson![]()
I'm a Waterview resident with a nursing background and I'm passionate about community and the environment. I love our area and look forward to designing and building our future together. I've had extensive governance experience at a local and regional level, from school boards to Council to government appointments at Auckland Light Rail and Northern Health Schools. I'm currently the Chairperson of the Albert-Eden Local Board.
Good to get out doorknocking with City Vision Council candidate Red in Roskill South on Saturday morning. Lots of people eagerly awaiting the reopening of Freeland Reserve!