Auckland Council elections a mixed bag for City Vision
City Vision is delighted with the election of Julie Fairey as the new Councillor for Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa and pleased the official results have confirmed other progressive gains across the region. However, it is a disappointing outcome for City Vision endorsed...
Report – Jon Turner, Puketāpapa Local Board Member for January 2022
I am writing this introduction in January 2022, on a sweltering day after enjoying a swim and time in the park. It is great to be out and about with people again, enjoying everything our city has to offer. There is a sense of relief among all Aucklanders, having gone...
Light rail crucial to Auckland’s future – Press release
City Vision has praised plans just released for light rail to be built through central Auckland. The new rapid transit system connects Māngere and Onehunga with Mt Roskill and the City Centre. It will shape our city and our lives, bringing opportunities for a better...From our Facebook page
Great work by City Vision’s Jon Turner - Puketāpapa Local Board! A great reminder that you too can nominate trees for protection (follow the link in Jon’s post!) ![]()
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Go be a tree hero 🌳🦸🏻♀️🦸🦸🏻♂️🌳
Two attempts were made to remove the Auckland Suffrage Memorial from what is now known as Te Hā o Hine Place by the "Grand Poobahs of Auckland's art world" (as Brian Rudman called them). It took the campaigning by many to ensure the Memorial not only was given a new lease of life with the upgrade of Upper Khartoum Place but has now been designated as a Category 1 Historic Place. Former Councillor Cathy Casey led the political side of the campaign supported by many of her City Vision colleagues over the years. ![]()
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The story of the memorial, designed and built by artists Jan Morrison and Claudia Pond Eyley for the 1993 suffrage centennial, and the campaigns to save it are all told in "Women Triumphant" by Cathy and Megan Hutchings. The book was launched last night at the Ellen Meville Centre with both artists as guest speaker. ![]()
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The book can be purchased at the Women's bookshop on Ponsonby Road.