It is hard to imagine getting up for a huge working bee the day after the election on 9 October. Hopefully I will have a big hangover from celebrating the election of Mayor Len Brown, Councillor Mike Lee and the whole City Vision team. But global action has to happen on climate change with communities [...]
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Super city election countdown
With voting starting today in Auckland’s first Supercity election, it is hard not to feel positive about the prospects for a progressive Council led by Mayor Len Brown. It all depends on getting people out to vote – this is hard in a postal ballot when most people under 30 have never used snail mail [...]
Easy Transport Auckland
ETA: Making space for everyone, to get everyone moving! In March Cycle Action Auckland hosted a think tank weekend to bring together a range of creative thinkers, politicians and journalists to join cycling advocates in thinking about how mainstream cycling faster and smarter. One of the ideas to come out the think tank was Barb [...]
Strong Local Boards crucial for an effective Auckland Council
Strong local boards are going to be crucial to the effective governance of the Auckland Super City. If the boards across the Auckland Region don’t work well with each other, the CCOs and the Auckland Council we are going to end up in a complete mess of parochial decision making. The structure is intended to [...]
Renumeration rates for Local Board members
As one of the City Vision candidates standing for the Waitemata Local Board I, like the other 6 candidates, put myself forward for selection before the Remuneration Authority released its determination on elected member salaries for the new Auckland Council. It demonstrated a commitment to public service and a willingness to do the job regardless [...]
City Vision Endorses Mike Lee as Council Candidate for Waitemata Ward
City Vision Media Release Friday, 18 June 2010 City Vision is pleased to endorse Mike Lee, Chair of the Auckland Regional Council, as our Council Candidate for the Waitemata & Gulf ward of the new Auckland Council. City Vision Chair Robert Gallagher says “Mike Lee has over 15 years of public service as an elected [...]
Voter apathy and media blackout gifts Citizens & Ratepayers the AECT
In the end it was far too easy for the status quo to prevail. Citizens & Ratepayers simply targeted 25,000 plus supporters with a personal letter asking for a vote for all 5 candidates on their ticket. The rank and file fell into line and compiled to ensure all five Trustees are now from one [...]
Media Release: Voters not aware of their valuable asset
Only 21% of eligible voters cast their votes in the last election for the trustees of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust in 2006. This low turnout is surprising because the asset of the Trust is worth approximately $1.5 billion – a 75.1% holding in Vector Ltd. The Trust received a $98 million dividend from its [...]
Social media will put community into the Trust
It is a challenge for an independent candidate to take part in the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust election for 5 new trustees. The vote is held every three years. Over 300,000 beneficiaries of the Trust can vote, and the Trust area is huge, (covering all of Auckland City, Manukau City, parts of Papakura and Waiheke [...]
