Seniors mobilise for local body election

Seniors mobilise for local body election

Media Release: Auckland Grey Power While the voting papers are coming in slowly, there are over fifteen Greypower members standing across the city, so we are confident we will gain improvements for seniors, says Anne-Marie Coury, President of Auckland Greypower.  A...
Health Boards ‘ignored’ in election promotion

Health Boards ‘ignored’ in election promotion

City Vision Media Release   Missing in action:  Where is the promotion for the Health Board elections? City Vision Health candidates for Auckland District Health Board elections are outraged that the Health Board elections, which take place by postal vote at the same...
Contest is on in Waitemata

Contest is on in Waitemata

At the first super city election  former Auckland Regional Council chair Mike Lee swept away the opposition with a clear win.  Right-wing candidates Alex Swney and Tenby Powell were left in the dust with a combined total of 8761 votes compared with Mike’s...
St James Theatre and the billboard

St James Theatre and the billboard

How the billboard on the St James Theatre came to be removed Assigned the Heritage, Planning and Urban Design portfolio (with Tricia Reade) at the beginning of the Waitemata Local Board term, the challenges within the portfolio were exemplified by one larger than life...
Nothing trivial or second rate about local boards

Nothing trivial or second rate about local boards

Last week the Conservative party announced their candidates for 22 positions on 15 of the 21 Local Board (NZ Herald story). Party Leader Colin Craig is quoted as saying that the party ” was keeping its best people aside for the party list at the general...