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Lack Of Respect Shown To Voters

Friday, 23 September 2022, 10:53 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate, Craig Lord is starting to wonder about the ethics being shown by his opponents as another debate is cancelled at short notice. In what has become a disturbing pattern during the campaign, Efeso Collins has put in yet another apology ... More >>

The Pathway Is Now Clear

Friday, 16 September 2022, 2:09 pm | Craig Lord

The opportunity for Auckland to have a strong common-sense centre-right Mayor became crystal clear after Friday morning’s withdrawal by Viv Beck, mayoral candidate Craig Lord says. “Beck and I were the remaining centre-right candidates, with Brown ... More >>

Lord Demands Investigation Into Fire Emergency NZ

Monday, 29 August 2022, 12:19 pm | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord will demand a Government investigation into the operations of FENZ should he win the election in October. “Aucklanders are in danger, fire stations are being closed on weekends due to a lack of staff or fully functioning ... More >>

LGOIMA Provides Shock Auckland Council Excesses

Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 9:31 am | Craig Lord

LGOIMA PROVIDES SHOCK AUCKLAND COUNCIL EXCESSES The Auckland Ratepayers Alliance has provided Mayoral candidate Craig Lord with a fascinating view of Council operations after sharing an OIA that requested the ‘essential’ staff numbers during the ... More >>

Lord Holds Firm On Contractor Policy

Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 11:14 am | Craig Lord

Auckland mayoral candidate Craig Lord is adamant that many of Auckland Council's financial woes come from the preferred contractor and procurement system. He will make it a priority to overhaul those operations. “We are haemorrhaging money into ... More >>

Craig Lord Is Ready To Serve Auckland

Friday, 12 August 2022, 2:42 pm | Craig Lord

Aucklanders now have a more straightforward path toward electing their new Mayor, and Craig Lord is ready to serve. “My campaign messages have remained steady from the 2019 election, they resonated with Aucklanders back then, and they still do now,” ... More >>

Saving Democracy One App At A Time

Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 6:37 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord wants to bring a new form of democracy directly to the residents of Auckland - utilising technology. With so many upcoming vital decisions directly affecting the citizens of Auckland, Mr Lord says it is time to bring democracy ... More >>

Auckland Council Is Not A Security Firm

Friday, 27 May 2022, 7:18 am | Craig Lord

Craig Lord - Auckland Mayoral Candidate 2022 Mayoral candidate Craig Lord will not consider allocating ratepayer funds towards businesses for their security measures. Auckland has seen a spate of ram-raids and gang violence in recent months, but Mr ... More >>

Local Contractors Will Give Auckland Better Returns

Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 6:52 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord wants to revamp Auckland Council's preferred contractors maintenance and construction procurement process. "Contract maintenance for Auckland is currently allocated to a select few preferred companies. Over time this ... More >>

New Council Committee And A New Transport Board

Friday, 1 April 2022, 3:44 pm | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord will start from the top and work down to solve the underlying issues with the Council Controlled Organisations, with Auckland Transport being the first target. “The CCO’s have been left to their own accord.They have ... More >>

Craig Lord - Official Statement: Auckland Transport Parking

Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 7:02 am | Craig Lord

Whilst there will be genuine areas where street parking can be removed and replaced with a bus stop, the overall scenario is complex and a one-size-fits-all solution cannot be applied. I agree that roads are designed to be roads not car parks, however, ... More >>

Mayoral Focus For Auckland’s Growth

Monday, 28 March 2022, 11:04 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord has today listed his personal priorities for the next stage of Auckland’s growth and recovery. There is a strong focus on returning Council to a core services provider. This includes: Roading and Traffic Flow. New Contractor ... More >>

Rates Return For Rodney

Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 9:43 am | Craig Lord

Recognising rural Rodney’s contribution of both property rates and regional fuel tax to the Auckland Super City, mayoral candidate Craig Lord is vowing to reinstate the $124 million budgetary allocation that was previously promised for roading upgrades ... More >>

Policy Announcement For Protection Of Pukekohe Elite Soils

Monday, 28 February 2022, 8:52 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord is vowing to fight for Pukekohe and Franklin - and by default the entire country - by putting a stop to future residential developments on elite growing soils. Lord recently spent some time in the Franklin district to ... More >>

Waste To Energy Is Still A Goal

Thursday, 17 February 2022, 8:58 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord will lobby for support to build a Waste to Energy plant in Auckland if elected into office this year. With more than 200,000 tonnes of rubbish going into Auckland based landfills annually, and Chinese owned Waste Management ... More >>

Mayoral Candidate Targets Auckland Transport

Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 9:32 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord is vowing to dig into the operations of Auckland Transport on behalf of the city residents after more reckless spending is uncovered. “Once again Auckland Transport has been caught playing games with our rates and it needs ... More >>

Now Is Not The Time For Splendour

Friday, 28 January 2022, 9:40 am | Craig Lord

Mayoral candidate Craig Lord is going to put his foot down if he wins the election in October, putting the majority of his focus into creating a frugal and efficient Auckland Council. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2201/8983cde790c97e67515c.jpeg" ... More >>

Dame Naida Glavish Ready To Fight

Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 9:17 am | Craig Lord

Dame Naida GLAVISH has drawn a line in the sand for both the Labour Government and Auckland Council during a podcast interview hosted by 2022 Mayoral candidate Craig Lord. Occupiers started camping on the site of the proposed build around 7 months ... More >>

Congestion Charges Come Full Circle

Monday, 30 August 2021, 8:32 am | Craig Lord

2022 Mayoral candidate Craig Lord is intrigued by the turn of interest from the Government and Transport Minister Michael Woods in regards to a congestion tax for Auckland motorists. “Back in 2019 I made what I thought to be a big song and dance ... More >>

Mayoral Candidate Wants to Retain Talent

Monday, 23 September 2019, 9:29 am | Craig Lord

Craig Lord has watched and listened to the vast array of Auckland Mayoral Candidates at various community and business events and has quickly realised that there are some extremely talented people being ignored. He vows to not allow that talent pool ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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