Margi Watson re-appointed to Albert-Eden Local Board Chair
Margi Watson is again chair of the Albert-Eden Local Board. Margi’s reappointment arose because of the resignation of Lee Corrick as chair. City Vision board members thanked Lee Corrick for her service and contribution as Board chair. Margi has previously been chair...
Hearing to save 6 Pohutukawa Trees
Over a 2 day hearing commissioners have been considering the evidence regarding Auckland Transport's Notice Requirement to remove 6 mature pohutukawa trees to provide for an additional left turn lane over 820 Great North Road. The Waitematā Local Board, as the...
Don’t blame the dog – it’s up to us
This opinion piece by Dr Cathy Casey, Albert-Eden- Roskill Ward Councillor was first published in the NZ Herald 'It is not the dog's fault" was the message I delivered in my speech when opening the Kennel Club's national dog show at the Vodafone Events Centre in...
Relaunching the rocket
After decades of requests to Auckland Council’s predecessors with no success, the Albert Eden Local Board listened and delivered what the community had pleaded for...to open the rocket in Rocket Park. It’s a clear example of why Local Boards work and decision making...
Getting the best out of roading projects – update on Waterview
Update on Waterview NZ’s most expensive roading project is driving ahead. With $2.1billion being spent connecting motorways in Auckland, the environment and communities in its path are easy to overlook. While the cutely named Alice (the Tunnel Boring Machine) broke...
Waitematā Local Board Achievements Report
The Waitematā Local Board has published its achievements report for the year 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014 As Board Chair Shale Chambers says "We have been privileged to have one of Auckland’s most engaged and active communities. Our achievements would not have been...
Puketapapa Greenways Cycling on!
In late 2010 then Puketapapa Local Board Chair Richard Barter came to the newly constituted Board with an idea for a local Greenways network, a system of connected walking and cycling routes that act as environmental corridors through our community. Richard’s vision...