Update on the mammoth task of finalising Auckland’s Unitary Plan
The mammoth task of finalising Auckland Council’s Unitary Plan continues apace, with hearings before an independent Hearings Panel and Council staff preparing responses to huge volumes of submissions. The size and importance for Auckland of this important task...
Parnell Baths: a jewel in Auckland’s crown
Book Launch ‘Parnell Baths: a jewel in Auckland’s crown’, 4 June 2015 Good evening ladies and gentleman. Thank you all for being here to share this occasion. I am Shale Chambers, chair of the Waitemata Local Board of Auckland Council, your MC for this evening on...
Grey Lynn RSC ANZAC Speech
25 April 2015 I am honoured to stand before this magnificent commemoration mural this year on behalf of your Waitemata Local Board of Auckland Council. Deputy Chair Pippa Coom and I are here to support the Grey Lynn Returned Services Club and local residents and...
Waitematā Local Board supports campaign to retain the Pohutukawa 6
Following a community liaison meeting on Tuesday 20th January attended by over 60 locals concerned at the destruction of six 80 year old pohutukawa trees on Great North Road to make way for an additional turning lane on to SH 16, Waitemataā Local Board Chair, Shale...From our Facebook page
Some strong advocacy from our Puketāpapa Local Board representative Bobby Shen - Puketāpapa Local Board has paid off. Have a read through about how he managed to get this mahi done - it included busting out the tape measure!
Road Safety Week 2023 has raised awareness of our road safety heroes and the steps that everyone can take to stop needless deaths and injuries year-round. At current rates of road harm, over the next five years one in two Aucklanders is expected to be personally connected to someone seriously injured or killed. ![]()
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City VIsion supports evidence-based, best practice road safety that aims towards “Vision Zero” that was adopted for Auckland in 2019. Vision Zero is an ethics-based approach that puts human life ahead of any other benefits, and has now been adopted around the world. The key principle is that, given that people inevitably make mistakes that result in crashes, we should strive to make those crashes “survivable”. You should be able to walk away, rather than be carried away by first responders. ![]()
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We are working to make our communities safer for everyone especially for kids travelling to school with new pedestrian crossings especially near schools, safer speeds, and improvements to footpaths.