Whats the fuss over freedom camping?
Albert-Eden Local Board member Margi Watson has been following the freedom camping debate closely. Here she takes a detailed look at Auckland’s experience of complying with the Freedom Camping Act In 2011, the National Government passed the Freedom Camping Act....
Opening up Chamberlain Park to the community
[Update 12 September 2019: Chamberlain Park Redevelopment FAQs has more information] The vote by the Council’s Environment and Community Committee on 10 July to develop a detailed business case for widening the uses of Chamberlain Park “is a step towards making better...
Call for safety improvements at railway level crossings
For 15 years Graeme Easte has campaigned for a programme to grade separate over 40 railway level crossings on the Auckland network. At last, Council has voted $424 million for this work in the 2018-2028 LTP – but it will take many years to deliver so he is now...
How the Waterview Shared paths were won
At the opening of the Waterview Shared path on 6 October 2017 Margi Watson spoke on behalf of the Albert-Eden Local Board. She acknowledged the many people and groups involved in the long battle to create community connections as part of a motorway project Most...From our Facebook page
"Felt a bit weird talkin about my small loss after seeing people who had lost their house - but great to get the word out about the hard work being done at Wesley" City Vision's Jon Turner and local board member
Auckland flooding: Man's car stolen as he delivered pizza to emergency shelter
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Local board member Jon Turner had his Toyota Aqua stolen while he was delivering food to those who needed it amid widespread flooding in Auckland.
We hope our followers are keeping safe following Friday's storm. Councillor Fairey has been giving regular updates on her facebook page - worth following to get them directly.
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