City Vision Portage Licensing Trust Policies

6 September, 2019 | News, Our Candidates, Policy, Portage Licensing Trust, Portage Licensing Trust | 2 comments

City Vision’s candidates for the Portage Licensing Trust stand for the following guiding policies and principles. As City Vision: We believe the Licensing Trust model delivers positive benefits to the community through the responsible sale of alcohol and well-managed...

Margi Watson: Albert-Eden Local Board (Owairaka subdivision)

29 August, 2019 | Albert-Eden Local Board, Our Candidates

The SH20 Waterview project changed our area. On your behalf, I fought for and helped secure $64M of benefits for affected communities and the environment in Mt Albert, Owairaka, Waterview and Pt Chevalier. Now we can all enjoy those great facilities including the...

Margi Watson: Portage Licensing Trust

27 August, 2019 | Our Candidates, Portage Licensing Trust

In 2016, you elected me to represent your community on the Trusts. I’ve worked hard on your behalf, to run a socially-responsible business and to give back to the community. In 3 years, we’ve given $3M to the community through the Million Dollar Mission. And we need...

Whats the fuss over freedom camping?

18 July, 2019 | Featured Post, Local Issues, News

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....

How the Waterview Shared paths were won

8 October, 2017 | Albert-Eden Local Board, Featured Post, News

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...