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Council Controlled Organisation Document Too Vague
Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 3:34 pm | City Vision
The Auckland Transition Agency (ATA) released its discussion document on Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) in Auckland’s local governance arrangements yesterday. City Vision-Labour Auckland City Councillors say the document raises more questions ... More >>
C&R’s Premature Ejaculation
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 2:17 pm | City Vision
The website of the Citizens and Ratepayers (C&R) local government political party, whose membership is made up of National and ACT Party members as well as right-wing ‘independents’, confirms that nominations for Auckland Council candidates throughout ... More >>
Bad Look for John Banks’ Campaign
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 3:51 pm | City Vision
City Vision-Labour leader Councillor Richard Northey has said it’s a bad look for Auckland City Mayor John Banks’ media campaign apparently to be largely run out the offices of Huljich Wealth Management. More >>
John Banks Business Dealings Raise Questions
Friday, 19 February 2010, 5:03 pm | City Vision
Auckland voters should be wary of a mayoral candidate who campaigns on his fiscal rigour yet who is linked to a Kiwisaver fund which might have been incorrectly presenting its investment returns, says Auckland City Councillor Richard Northey. More >>
Banks and C&R Support Government’s Privatisation
Friday, 12 February 2010, 9:49 am | City Vision
Media Release City Vision-Labour Councillors - Auckland City Council For Immediate Release Thursday 11 February 2009 More >>
Banks’ Final Council Plan A Fizzer
Friday, 12 February 2010, 9:33 am | City Vision
The City Vision-Labour Auckland City Councillors today made a last ditch effort to save several Auckland community projects from the axe of Mayor John Banks and his Citizens and Ratepayers (C&R) colleagues at the Special Council meeting to approve ... More >>
Move to Delete Budget to Evict Monte Cecilia
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 4:02 pm | City Vision
At tomorrow’s Combined Committees, City Vision Councillors will move to delete the budget for the purchase of the land under Monte Cecilia School and the cost of rebuilding the school in another location. More >>
Monte Cecilia School Given Death Sentence
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 9:33 am | City Vision
In a meeting packed with tearful parents and children, the Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee of Auckland City Council yesterday voted by six votes to two to remove Monte Cecilia School from its current site to acquire the land to extend the park, ... More >>
Secret Decision on School Closure a Shocker
Monday, 1 February 2010, 12:46 pm | City Vision
Auckland City Councillors Glenda Fryer and Cathy Casey are shocked that the future of Monte Cecilia school in Hillsborough is to be decided by a secret meeting on Wednesday 3rd February at 1.30 in the confidential section of the Arts, Culture and Recreation ... More >>
Banks Sees the Light on Airport Shares
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 11:49 am | City Vision
At todays extraordinary Auckland City Council meeting, contrary to recent history when sales of shares in Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) have been on Banks and Citizens and Ratepayers (C&R) agenda, there was instead discussion on whether ... More >>
3rd Auckland Bill Timelines Unfair and Ill-Advised
Friday, 18 December 2009, 11:21 am | City Vision
The timelines for the 3rd Auckland Bill that was introduced to the House and sent to the Auckland Governance Legislation Select Committee this week are unfair and ill-advised, say City Vision-Labour councillors while the text of the Bill provides ... More >>
3rd Auckland Bill a Damp Squib
Friday, 11 December 2009, 10:14 am | City Vision
The text of the 3rd Auckland Bill that was made public today raises many more questions while providing few answers, say City Vision-Labour councillors. The Bill provided a few more details on the operation of the transport, waterfront and Watercare Council ... More >>
Councillors Vote for Super City Wards Gerrymander
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:23 am | City Vision
At Auckland City Council’s Regional Governance Committee today, Chair David Hay and all his Citizens and Ratepayers (C&R) councillor colleagues voted down a motion by Councillor Northey to ask the Local Government Commission to split its proposed ... More >>
Private Police to Move On City’s Homeless
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 9:31 am | City Vision
Auckland City Council decided today to pay more for extra private security patrols on central city streets. More >>
Maungakiekie Loses Council Representation
Friday, 27 November 2009, 11:17 am | City Vision
Media Release City Vision-Labour Councillors - Auckland City Council For Immediate Release Thursday 26 November 2009 More >>
Sam’s Council Vacancy Must Be Filled
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 11:10 am | City Vision
Media Release City Vision-Labour Councillors - Auckland City Council For Immediate Release Wednesday 25 November 2009 More >>
Auckland’s Natural Tree Heritage Doomed
Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:09 am | City Vision
Media Release City Vision-Labour Councillors - Auckland City Council For Immediate Release Thursday 12 November 2009 More >>
Roads Win, Kids Lose at Auckland City
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 2:34 pm | City Vision
Keeping kids safe lost out to major roading improvements when Auckland City Council decided today to reprioritise their spending in the wake of the reduction in government transport subsidies. More >>
Claims council misled on pokie research
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 9:45 am | City Vision
The findings of an Auckland City Council-commissioned research survey on public attitudes to gambling were not reported to council because they did not support the Citizens & Ratepayers’ political drive to amend the council’s current sinking lid ... More >>
C&R Councillors support "Act from Hell"
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 10:46 am | City Vision
Media Release City Vision-Labour Councillors - Auckland City Council For Immediate Release 17 September 2009 More >>