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Len Brown's Letter To Manukau - Malietoa
Monday, 21 May 2007, 9:17 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
Malietoa Tanumafili II It is with great sadness that we have heard that the Head of State of Samoa, Malietoa Tanumafili II has passed away after many years in office. I am aware that many of our people in Manukau City will have travelled to Samoa to ... More >>
Len Brown's Letter To Manukau
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:24 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
Some things are going to change Yes I made my submission to the annual plan joined by many of my fellow citizens. You will have seen a copy of the submission during the week. There are 17 Councillors on our Council plus the Mayor and yet only five ... More >>
Len Brown's Letter To Manukau - ANZAC Day
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 9:24 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
Along with an increasing number of citizens, I was proud to attend ANZAC day commemorations on Wednesday. I went to the Dawn Service at the Papatoetoe Cemetery commencing at 5.45am with the added poignancy of a soft mist enshrouding the 300 who attended. ... More >>
Mayoral Candidate Eyes Burg While Door-Knocking
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:25 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
I was doorknocking at 3.00 pm when there was a loud thumping sound in the close neighbourhood. About a minute later a neighbour came racing out of her home and shouted out that a house across the road had been broken into. Another neighbour had seen a car head ... More >>
Manukau Doesn't Need A Community Safety Committee
Friday, 20 April 2007, 8:42 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
Len Brown writes: Recent decisions on funding applications highlight how redundant this standalone committee is in the Manukau City Council. Two groups, Crosspower and TYLA applied for funding to the committee. I strongly support both groups in ... More >>
AMETI: The beginning of a real transport vision?
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 3:20 pm | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
This local government election will turn on whether there are workable and acceptable solutions to current and future transport requirements of the people of Howick, Pakuranga and East Tamaki. More >>
Len Brown's Letter to Manukau ; 1st April 2007
Monday, 2 April 2007, 8:12 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
Today I attended, with many other thousands, the multi- cultural festival to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, held at the Buddhist temple in Chapel Rd. It was a superb day , very professionally organised, and the hospitality of President Peter Young , and ... More >>
Fighting The Fight For Otara – Well Done Police
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 8:45 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
"Police actions in arresting 40 drug buyers are hugely appreciated by the community", says Len Brown, Chairman of Otara Youth Action Group. This is especially welcome action that comes on the back of calls for zero tolerance on tinnie houses and P ... More >>
Len Brown's Letter to Manukau
Monday, 26 March 2007, 8:54 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
My fellow citizens of Manukau, greetings. This is my first weekly newsletter in this Mayoral campaign. It is my intention, on being elected Mayor in October, to continue these weekly reports to the community. More >>
Positive Movers In Our Communities
Friday, 23 March 2007, 8:32 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
The challenge to our communities to stand up against drugs and violence is being responded to in many ways, personally in our homes , and within the wider community. I wish to acknowledge a great example of people standing up for our youth and our ... More >>
Dick Quax Should Take It on the Chin
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 3:59 pm | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
The Herald on Sunday reports that the Manukau City Council was oblivious to gang-related activities in a former scout hall in Otara for approximately 3.5 years. The Chairperson of the Community Safety Committee of the Council, Dick Quax said that the Council ... More >>
Quax Flip-Flops On Swimming Pool Charges
Saturday, 3 March 2007, 10:32 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
On 20 February 2007 Dick Quax announced he was standing for Mayor in the forthcoming local government election. His statement is on the Peoples Choice website and it mentions rates, safety, graffiti, traffic congestion, public transport, protection ... More >>
South Auckland, a way forward
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 10:16 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
The rash of homicides in our communities over the last year have left many of our citizens angry and frustrated. This has culminated in Sir Barry Curtis likening parts of our community to the community and family scenes depicted in "Once were Warriors." More >>
Stand up!
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 10:15 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
This is the year that we stand up as a community.In the last 18 months we have been in crisis managemnent,lurching from one homicide to the next, each tragically wasted life a body blow to our family's , community's and city. More >>
Len Brown - South Auckland, a way forward
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 10:04 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
The rash of homicides in our communities over the last year have left many of our citizens angry and frustrated. This has culminated in Sir Barry Curtis likening parts of our community to the community and family scenes depicted in "Once were Warriors." More >>
Len Brown's Christmas Wishes List
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 9:26 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
I would like to wish the people of our city a peaceful Christmas and relaxing break over the summer holidays.Like most family's within our community the pressure of finishing the working year, attending the kids school prizegivings and battling the ... More >>
Manukau: Action On The Street At Last
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 8:49 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
Len Brown writes: The Police have announced the establishment of a new Youth Action Team for the Eastern suburbs to cover the Otara, Botany, Clevedon, Pakuranga and Howick wards. This is great news. More >>
Where Are Our Best And Bravest?
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 8:39 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
It is unfortunate and ironic, that in this critical time of need, it has taken 8 homicides, 8 wasted young lives, to attract to our city, police officers in something like the numbers needed day in, day out, on our streets. More >>
The beginning of the end of the Manukau Way?
Friday, 20 October 2006, 4:25 pm | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
I like CCO structures, particularly where they can be used to better manage and direct asset holdings like our Airport shares, Whitford Landfill and our land holdings. They can also be useful in handling contract management as when Manukau City Council ... More >>
Regional Governance Its About Responsibilities
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 9:11 am | Len Brown - Mayoral Candidate
The Palace coup has ended , scarcely before it started. Embarrassingly shortlived, and a lesson for any future work on leadership for our region. Lets work on structural changes together. More >>
