4 October, 2013 | City Vision, Featured Post, Media Releases, News
“With just one week until the Auckland Council election concludes, City Vision is staying focussed on the big issues for our communities”, says Cathy Casey, sitting Councillor and candidate for the Albert-Eden-Roskill ward. “We have been canvassing for months across...
29 September, 2013 | Mike Lee, News |
The latest public transport patronage figures show a complicated picture which has provided various interpretations. The 12 months September 2012 to August 2013 figures are 3.3% lower than September 2011 to August 2012. However, the second period includes the RWC...
1 September, 2013 | City Vision, Featured Post, Local Government, News
“A living wage is the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life. A living wage will enable workers to live with dignity and participate as active citizens in society.” – Living Wage Aotearoa “We urge the...
19 August, 2013 | City Vision, Council Controlled Organisations, Featured Post, Local assets, Local Government, News
One of the major controversies of the first three years of the new Auckland Council has been the behaviour of the wholly Council owned company Ports of Auckland (POAL). POAL are one of those entities deliberately put at arms length from democratic control under Rodney...
15 August, 2013 | Council Controlled Organisations, Featured Post, Local Government, News
One of the big concerns of people at the time of the Supercity reforms was a loss of democracy. A particular concern was that many important Council functions were being packed away into “Council Controlled Organisations” (CCO’s) with little...
