5 September, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
This article was first published in the September edition of Ponsonby News We all have a personal connection to Ponsonby Road. It is far more than just a thoroughfare. It is a celebrated destination and home to many residents and businesses. Over the years plans have...
26 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
The resource consent hearing for Weona walkway gets underway today (the application is available here). Hearing commissioners will decide if the Waitemata Local Board can build a proposed 1.4km long coastal walkway on Westmere Park Reserve land between Westmere Park,...
22 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board |
Living Streets Aotearoa has been advocating for changes to No Exit signage around our streets. No Exit street signs are there to indicate to vehicle drivers there is no exit but don’t reveal if there is in fact accessway for walking and/or cycling. This is...
18 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board |
As part of the Waitemata Local Board’s Greenway Plan, I’ve championed for investigation into opening the closed Parnell rail tunnel (an original rail tunnel immediately adjacent to the present day tunnel) so that a Greenway could be created between Newmarket...
13 August, 2013 | Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board
You probably have, at some point in your life, spent some time in the Domain. Whether you sat under the stars at the symphony, played a game of cricket, or visited the War Memorial Museum, many will have visited or passed through the Domain. A Premier Park, it was...
7 August, 2013 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
Protection of our heritage is one of Waitemata Local Board’s priorities. The wonderful St James Theatre is one of the most significant heritage buildings in the CBD. From the time the City Vision team were elected in 2010 we have been advocating to the...
27 July, 2013 | Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board
Every year Local Boards negotiate an annual agreement with the Governing Body (the Councillors and Mayor) that forms part of the Annual Plan and sets out the Board’s budget and service levels. A section of the annual agreement also includes the advocacy projects the...
23 July, 2013 | Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board
A presentation by the Be.Institute to the Waitemata Local Board indicated “over 800,000 New Zealanders have a disability of some kind, and this does not include older people (of which we will all be one!), parents with young children and people with temporary injuries...
3 December, 2012 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
In November 2012 the Waitemata Local Board in association with AECOM organised a Good for Business Seminar with Dr Rodney Tolley director of Walk21. He spoke about the economic benefits of investing in walking and cycling based on his report “Good for...
18 May, 2012 | News, Our Projects, Waitemata Local Board, Waitemata Local Board
On 4 May 2012, Mayor Len Brown launched Auckland’s status as a Fair Trade City joining a network of 1000 towns and cities around the world. The Waitemata Local Board kicked off the process through Auckland Council to meet one of the key requirements of being certified...
