Introducing City Vision’s team for Ōwairaka
City Vision presents a great lineup of candidates for the 2022 elections for the Ōwairaka subdivision of the Albert-Eden Local Board. Liv Roe stands with current members, Christina Robertson, Julia Maskill and Margi Watson (Chair). Julia Maskill Kia ora. I’m keen for...
Auckland Heritage Festival 2014
The annual Auckland Heritage Festival 2014 was launched last night by Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse at Shed 10. One of the themes of this year's festival is First World War. Cr Mike Lee spoke at the launch about the heritage of the Great War - "in the end a heritage of...
Khartoum Place – the new Kate Sheppard Place
Upper Khartoum Place re-opened on 10 September with new stairs connecting Lorne Street with the Auckland Art Gallery. Deputy Chair of the Waitematā Local Board, Pippa Coom spoke at the opening to acknowledge those who fought to successfully retain the Suffrage...
Opening of Grafton Gully cycleway
It was an uncomplicated pleasure to attend the opening of the Grafton Cycleway on the morning of 6 September. I have been watching the construction of the cycleway along the edge of the Grafton Gully with great anticipation. The word ‘transformational’ is somewhat...
Voting starts today
Advance voting begins today (3 September) ahead of election day on Saturday 20 September. Voting places are available around Auckland to cast early votes. Times and opening hours are available on the Elections website. Unlike previous elections it is not necessary...
Town Hall Citizenship Ceremony
Waitematā Local Board member Vernon Tava has launched his own website . It is the place to find Vernon's monthly board reports, his blogs and media appearances. In one of his first blogs he writes about attending a local board hosted citizenship ceremony: On the...
Waitematā leading the way in carbon reduction
Waitematā Local Board Media Release 1 August 2014 Waitematā is the first local board area to draft a localised carbon reduction plan to support the region’s 10 year Energy Resilience and Low Carbon Action Plan. Residents are able to make submission on Becoming a Low...