Celebrating the Good Citizen Awards
Since the Good Citizen Awards were first established in 2013 a range of people and community groups have been recognised for the positive contribution they have made to Waitematā and beyond. The awards were the brainchild of Local Board Chair Shale Chambers with...
Stop the Chop! Sign the Tree Council’s petition and submission form
www.stopthechop.co.nz City Vision supports the Tree Council's campaign asking the government to re-introduce blanket tree protection. Please sign their petition and fill out their submission form - it's easy to do and the deadline is Wednesday Aug 4th. City Vision is...
July’s Monthly Report from Councillor Coom
This report shows how busy our Waitematā and Gulf Councillor, Pippa Coom is.
For the trees – City Vision’s work to restore and protect Auckland’s urban ngahere
City Vision councillors and local board members work hard to create meaningful improvements to Auckland urban nagahere.
What is a child-friendly city and why do they matter?
Waitematā Local Board deputy chair, Alex Bonham wrote this excellent article about making central Auckland more child-friendly. In it she reviews a new book by Tim Gill, a Design Council Ambassador in the UK, and advisor to local and central government on urban...
City Vision members instrumental in Council vote to protect Mount Eden pōhutukawa
(from Our Auckland 8 June 2021) A prominent pōhutukawa that could have been at risk after being omitted from the Notable Trees Schedule in error, will now be protected after a proposal to amend the schedule was approved by Auckland Council’s Planning Committee. The...
By-election results 😥
Bad news. Unfortunately Bernadette missed out by just 24 votes! What if we'd just door-knocked another street? Or rung those other mates to remind them to vote... It wasn't to be, but it shows how every vote counts. A good reminder for the local body elections next...