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Progress for progressive values in Auckland

With one year until the local government election, elected representatives from City Vision and supporting organisations in Auckland are pleased with their achievements promoting progressive policies since the new council was established.
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‘YOUR POWER TEAM’ PLEDGES TO MAINTAIN DIVIDEND AND REFORM AUCKLAND ENERGY CONSUMER TRUST (AECT)

The annual dividend of more than $300 paid by the Auckland Energy Consumers Trust (AECT) to electricity consumers within the former Auckland Electric Power Board area will be maintained and grown and the Trust will be reformed to reduce its directors’ fees and consultancy expenses under policies announced by the YOUR POWER TEAM, which is a new group contesting the postal vote election to be held in October.
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Local Board Members call for Auckland Council Governing Body to act on Ports Lockout

Thirty two Auckland Council Local Board members* today banded together to call for immediate action from their colleagues on the Governing Body of Auckland Council in the wake of the lock-out of workers at the Ports of Auckland.
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Local Board Members call for urgent change of approach at Ports of Auckland

Thirty four Auckland Local Board members from twelve different Boards* are jointly calling for urgent action to resolve the Ports of Auckland dispute ahead of a planned two week strike starting tomorrow, Friday February 24.
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More say for Local Boards in Heritage

The Review of Council consenting processes of the demolition of an 1880s house in a heritage area in Freemans bay brings new roles in demolition resource consents for Local Boards.
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Jacob's Ladder Re-opens

Patient locals have waited over a year for the rebuilding and re-opening of Jacob's Ladder - that wonderful conection between the heights of St Mary's Bay and the western edge of the route into Viaduct and Harbour areas of Auckland City.
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Albert Eden Local Board opposes limited notification of McDonald’s Pt Chevalier opening plans

Point Chevalier people should be able to have a say on McDonald’s application to run its operation there 24/7, says Albert-Eden Local Board Chair Peter Haynes.
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Local Boards Want More Say as Eyes and Ears of the Community

At the Auckland Council meeting yesterday City Vision Local Board Chairs Shale Chambers and Dr Peter Haynes delivered a firm message to the Governing Body of Council by saying “please allow Local Boards to be the eyes and ears of the local community in regulatory matters.”
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To Brand or Not to Brand - that is the Question

City Vision Councillor on the Auckland Council, Dr Cathy Casey is concerned at the development of Waterfront Auckland’s new logo and asks why the CCOs don’t use the council’s pohutukawa to stay linked to the council and their funding source, the ratepayers of Auckland.
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Local Residents will Appeal Pah Rd Warehouse Decision

“Local residents feel kicked in the guts by the decision of three un-elected planning commissioners to allow the Warehouse Pah Rd development to proceed, and they have decided to take action”, says Roskill Community Voice member of the Puketapapa Local Board Julie Fairey.
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Commissioners Ignore Local Community on Pah Rd Warehouse

“Despite strong opposition from local residents and organisations, and a Council planning report recommending against it, commissioners have granted a resource consent for the Pah Rd Warehouse proposal,” says Julie Fairey, Roskill Community Voice member on the Puketapapa Local Board.
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Area Plan could shape Puketapapa’s Future

“The Puketapapa/Mt Roskill area has been neglected for too long and it is time that some serious focus and resources are brought to bear on our community”, says Roskill Community Voice member of the Puketapapa Local Board Michael Wood after the Board unanimously supported his motion calling on Auckland Council to develop an Area Plan for Puketapapa, at a Board meeting on Thursday night.
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Board acts to reclaim public spaces

Media release: Following a decade of large scale developments in central Auckland, a recommendation to clearly define publicly-accessible open spaces within these developments was unanimously supported by the Waitemata Local Board at its monthly business meeting last night.
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Sustainable Albert-Eden Advisory Board established

Peter Haynes, City Vision chair of Albert-Eden Local Board announces that the Board has moved to establish a “Sustainable Albert-Eden Advisory Board” to provide the Local Board with expert advice on local-level sustainability initiatives and to assist in developing a sustainability plan for the Local Board’s area.
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Board acts decisively to protect heritage

Media Release: Heritage issues throughout the central city formed the basis of last night's meeting of the Waitemata Local Board at the Grey Lynn Community Centre.
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Locals & Planner Agree: Decline Pah Rd Warehouse Application

“The proposal to build a “The Warehouse” on Pah Rd is ill-considered, and locals are rightly voicing their strong concern. It is heartening to see the official Council report also recommends it be declined,” says Julie Fairey, Roskill Community Voice member on the Puketapapa Local Board.
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Locals want meaningful say in resource consents process

“Many are making it clear they want meaningful local input to the resource consent process, following on from local concerns around the demolition of art deco buildings in St Heliers, and the seeking of a resource consent for “big box” retail on Pah Rd,” says Julie Fairey, a Roskill Community Voice member on the Puketapapa Local Board.
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Support for free swimming pools

"Mayor Len Brown's proposal to investigate the provision of free swimming pools across Auckland is a great idea and elected Councillors and Local Board Members should at the very least be open minded about the idea, rather than writing it off before a report has been produced", says Julie Fairey, a Roskill Community Voice member of the Puketapapa Local Board.
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Monte Cecilia Breakthrough

"After over a year of angst and division there are good signs that the ongoing saga of Monte Cecilia school can be resolved in a more positive way”, says Roskill Community Voice Member of the Puketapapa Local Board Michael Wood, after the Board voted in favour of seeking a discussion with the Council governing body about the project.
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Waitemata portfolio allocation weighted toward transport issues

Media Release: Last night’s first business meeting of the newly appointed Waitemata Local Board saw the announcement of portfolio allocations, giving a clear indication of the board’s intended focus on transport issues.
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Warehouse Public Meeting Shows Local Anger

“Around seventy local residents crammed into the staff room of Royal Oak Intermediate last night to angrily express their concerns about the proposal to build a “The Warehouse” store at the corner of Mt Albert Rd and Pah Rd”, says Michael Wood a Roskill Community Voice member of the Puketapapa Local Board.
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Public Meeting about Warehouse Pah Rd Proposal

"The proposal to establish a Warehouse store on Pah Rd may or may not be a good idea, but regardless, the local community has not been adequately consulted about it. After requests from local residents, we have set up a public meeting to allow locals to have a voice about this very significant change in their neighbourhood", says Roskill Community Voice member of the Puketapapa Local Board Michael Wood.
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Albert-Eden Local Board Ready to Protect Trees

The Albert-Eden Local Board says it applauds yesterday’s recommendation by the Auckland Council’s Unitary Plan & Urban Design Forum that Local Boards be asked to nominate notable trees for scheduling in the District Plan.
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Call to oppose Monte Cecilia plan changes

Media Release: Councillor Cathy Casey and two members of the newly elected Puketepapa Local Board - Julie Fairey and Michael Wood - are calling for the public to oppose plan changes which they say, will seal the fate of Monte Cecilia School and turn the TSB Wallace Arts Centre into an isolated white elephant.
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Councillors to toast 100 street meetings

Media Release: In a quiet corner of Western Springs tonight, Councillor Cathy Casey and Councillor Glenda Fryer and their team of Local Board candidates and supporters will pop open a bottle of wine to celebrate their 100th street meeting in their Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign.
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Casey-Fryer campaign goes into overdrive

Media Release: While most campaigns are winding down, the campaign to re-elect Councillors Cathy Casey and Glenda Fryer to the Auckland Council has just stepped up a notch.
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Environmental Protection Agency has failed locals

Media Release: The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has deliberately ignored both the requests of the Eden Albert Community Board and the Auckland City Council to extend the submission period for the Waterview connection project.
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Westfield St Lukes redevelopment “kicked for touch”

Media Release: Plans for the Westfield St Lukes expansion have been “kicked for touch” because of the election, say local City Vision Councillors Glenda Fryer, Cathy Casey and Graeme Easte. Councillor Fryer said "Calling for an officers’ report on an independent Commissioners decision on a Private Plan change is a pure cop out.
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Casey and Fryer take to the streets

Media Release: Councillors Cathy Casey and Glenda Fryer are taking to the streets for the next two weeks to hold over 100 old fashioned street meetings across the Albert-Eden Roskill ward.
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City Vision Cries Foul Over Motorway Mitigation

Media Release: City Vision councillors and candidates are crying foul over the final mitigation measures being proffered by the New Zealand Transport Authority (NZTA) and the undemocratic way in which its motorway consents are being fast-tracked by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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City Vision Positive about Election Outcome

Media Release: Voting papers are going out today in Auckland’s first Supercity election. “After a strong campaign of door knocking and meeting people in the community, our hard-working City Vision and City Vision aligned candidates are feeling positive about the prospects for a progressive Council” says Robert Gallagher, Chair of City Vision.
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More Ratepayers' Cash for Council history book

Media Release: Auckland City Council today voted for yet another $15,000 to self-publish its controversial history book. This brings the total cost of producing a 21-year history of Auckland City Council to $135,000 of unbudgeted expenditure.
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Monte Cecilia Plan Changes Rammed Through

Media Release: It is an outrage that two costly District Plan changes which will seal the fate of Monte Cecilia School were rammed through a Council Committee today only 30 days before the election, say Auckland City Councillors Glenda Fryer and Cathy Casey.
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Keep Suffrage Memorial in Khartoum Place say Councillors

Media Release: Six Auckland City Councillors say that the Women’s Suffrage Memorial should remain in its present location in Khartoum Place.
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Mike Lee backs the City Vision team for the Waitemata Local Board

Media Release: Mike Lee, Chairman of the Auckland Regional Council and Candidate for the Waitemata and Gulf Ward has given his strong backing to the City Vision Team standing for the Waitemata Local Board. Waitemata is one of the most contested Local Boards of the 21 in the new Super City structure, with 23 Candidates standing for 7 vacancies
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City Vision Commitment on Dominion Road

Residents, retailers, and users of public transport are this week heaving a huge sigh of relief now that this Citizens & Ratepayers (C&R) Council’s plans to turn Dominion Rd into a four lane highway have been dropped”, says Eden Albert Councillors Glenda Fryer and Cathy Casey.
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Call for Regional sinking lid on pokies

Media Release: A regional sinking lid policy on gambling machines (pokies) across Auckland would steadily reduce their numbers and therefore their harmful effects say Auckland City Councillors Cathy Casey and Denise Roche on today, Gamble Free Day.
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Roll-out of Auckland City’s Waste Water Pricing Could Shock

Media Release: Not telling Auckland ratepayers how they will be charged for wastewater leaves water charges in limbo, says Auckland City Councillor Richard Northey
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Profound disappointment with Britomart Plan Change

Media Release: Auckland City Councillor Glenda Fryer says she is profoundly disappointed at the decision of independent planning commissioners to grant a private plan change to a Britomart developer to build a towering hotel in the middle of a block of heritage buildings in Quay Street on the waterfront opposite Queens Wharf.
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Old-fashioned campaigning the key to winning Albert-Eden-Roskill

Media Release: City Vision is hoping that good old-fashioned campaigning will win them the two Albert-Eden-Roskill Council seats on the new Auckland Council.
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Banks Forced into a Change of Heart on Grog

Media Release: City Vision and Labour Auckland City Councillors are astounded at John Banks telling an election meeting that he is now keen to bring in controls for off-licence liquor outlets. This apparent policy statement is particularly surprising given in October last year Banks unilaterally put a stop to developing a Council liquor policy that would close grog shops at 10pm and allow communities a voice on any proposals for new ones.
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Council history book causes major embarrassment

Media Release: Auckland City Council was today left with egg on its face after working party recommendations on who is to write the controversial $120,000 history book were rejected by the Finance & Strategy Committee because the working party failed to meets its quorum.
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Heritage Flaws in Mt Albert Precinct Plan

Media Release: The recently finalised Mt Albert Precinct Plan has left out three significant residential heritage features which are a flaw in what is otherwise a good plan for the town centre rejuvenation linked into a new catalyst rail/bus interchange and more innovative community spaces say Eden Albert Councillors Glenda Fryer and Cathy Casey.
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What will C&R charge for water?

Media Release: Aucklanders should be concerned about what Citizens & Ratepayers (C&R)has planned for water charges in the Supercity says City Vision-Labour Leader Richard Northey.
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John Banks isolated from Council

Media Release: John Banks is correct to say that “no big city Mayor can afford the time to attend every council committee meeting”, but his attendance record at Council Committees has been almost zero says Councillor Graeme Easte.
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Shambolic Dominion Rd proposal must stop and return to go

"Another example of shambolic consultation", is how Roskill Community Voice spokesperson Michael Wood describes Auckland City's plans to significantly change one of Auckland's busiest roads, Dominion Rd.
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New Ticket will fight to overturn Monte Cecilia Demolition

"The decision of the Auckland City Council to relocate Monte Cecilia School and demolish Liston Village, as well as the decision of the Auckland Transition Agency to support the Council's actions are a disgrace", say Garth Houltham and Michael Wood of the newly formed Roskill Community Voice team, which is contesting the Puketapapa Local Board election.
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City Vision launches Campaign to Give the Community a Voice

"We are energised and ready to campaign", says Robert Gallagher, the Chair of City Vision after the successful campaign launch in Mt Roskill. "All across our city people are concerned that the new Supercity will take our community voice away. Well, Aucklanders have a chance to reclaim their voice when they vote in the local government elections starting next month", says Richard Northey, leader of the City Vision/Labour team on Council.
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Balmoral Heritage Overlay gets go ahead

The Eden-Albert Community Board’s campaign to protect the character of the Balmoral and Sandringham town centres has been successful. At yesterday’s City Development Committee, planning officers were requested to notify Heritage Overlay Plan changes for the two town centres now instead of waiting until 2010 when the District Plan is reviewed.
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