20 November, 2023 | Albert-Eden Local Board, Our People
I’ve been a member of the Albert-Eden Local Board since 2019. My background is in research and education, and I came to local politics through transport advocacy – getting a bike some years ago opened my eyes to how much work we need to do to make our transport system...
16 November, 2023 | Featured Post, News
First published in Ponsonby News November 2023 City Vision celebrates arts and events this Spring in Ponsonby and beyond. Arts and Events make up a tiny fraction of council budgets but they can be the most joyful and memorable. You might even argue they are necessary....
12 November, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Opinion piece first published in Stuff’s community papers October 2023 Julie Fairey, Councillor for Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward For twenty years, I’ve lived in a Kāinga Ora dominated neighbourhood called Waikōwhai, south of Mount Roskill. We bought a 1960s...
29 October, 2023 | Albert-Eden Local Board, Our People
I have lived and brought up my family in Albert-Eden since moving here in 1986 to work as a lawyer. Whilst I love living here, I know there are ways we can change and improve. We urgently need to reduce carbon emissions, travel times and road accidents, so I continue...
10 October, 2023 | Featured Post, News
On January 27th the world changed for many Aucklanders, and some are still living in uncertainty. Climate change in our city has become more obvious than ever; homes were inundated around stream catchments while the land slid on hillsides and around the coast. Some...
