http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:15:00 GMT News and events from the team at City Vision http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/348 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. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:15:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/348 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/347 In an unprecedented move, 28 Auckland Local Board members from 10 different Boards are uniting to call for Ports of Auckland to return to good faith bargaining and drop plans to outsource jobs at the port. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:46:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/347 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/346 Listen to Albert Eden Local Board Chair Peter Haynes being interviewed on 95bfm about the rates policy - 'Rate the Rates'. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:21:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/346 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/345 “Community members are calling on The Warehouse to meet with them to discuss their concerns about the new store being constructed on Pah Rd,” says Julie Fairey, Roskill Community Voice member on the Puketapapa Local Board. Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:49:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/345 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/344 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. Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:48:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/344 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/343 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. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:39:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/343 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/342 Auckland Transport has advised Albert-Eden Local Board that it will shortly install bollards at the Walters Rd end of the walkway, near Eden Park. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:09:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/342 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/341 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.” Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:49:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/341 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/340 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. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:56:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/340 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/339 “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. Tue, 10 May 2011 00:11:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/339 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/338 “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. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:34:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/338 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/337 The Local Waitemata Board has been surprised with the number of nominations for significant trees to be added to the District Plan. Local Waitemata Board member Tricia Reade reported that just on 300 nominations were lodged with the Waitemata Local Board on or before 31 March 2011 that seeks protection of around 500 trees. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:14:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/337 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/336 At the opening of the Local Waitemata Board offices and the launch of the community engagement on the Waitemata Local Board Plan on 24 March, Chair Shale Chambers set out the Board's vision and priorities in a warmly received welcoming speech. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:55:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/336 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/335 “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. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:44:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/335 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/334 The Waitemata Local Board has decision-making responsibility for local place shaping and have been asked for our response to the Sky City proposal for redeveloping Federal Street. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:45:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/334 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/333 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. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:38:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/333 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/332 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. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:56:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/332 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/331 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. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:15:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/331 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/330 As the Waitemata Local Board we have a duty of care in our patch. Protecting and retaining the area’s character residential, commercial and industrial heritage is our mandate. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:04:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/330 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/329 “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. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:56:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/329 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/328 “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. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:06:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/328 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/327 "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. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:07:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/327 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/326 "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. Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:57:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/326 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/325 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. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:34:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/325 http://cityvision.digitalfishbowl.com/news_stories/324 “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. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:12:00 GMT http://cityvision.org.nz/news_stories/324