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Plan to swap public park for housing receives set-back
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 12:39 pm | Mark Thomas
The struggle current Auckland councillor Cathy Casey and her Roskill Community Voice team are having trying to swap valuable open space at Monte Cecilia Park in Hillsborough for a $33m housing development has received further set backs say council candidate ... More >>
City Vision Fake News Campaign A Sign Of Desperation
Friday, 27 September 2019, 4:02 pm | Mark Thomas
Auckland Council candidate Mark Thomas has rubbished City Vision claims regarding his residency. "The left-wing ticket is feeling the heat from the huge public reaction against their disastrous $30 million Chamberlain Park carve-up plan, their ... More >>
Mt Roskill PostShop Closure Another Casey Legacy
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 2:25 pm | Mark Thomas
Auckland's City Vision leader Councillor Cathy Casey and her Roskill Community Voice ticket must share in the responsibility for the closure today of the Mt Roskill PostShop and Kiwibank says council candidate Mark Thomas. More >>
Plans To Reduce Park Space Revealed
Friday, 13 September 2019, 2:03 pm | Mark Thomas
Three full rugby fields of green open space will be lost or permanently altered at a total cost of $62.7 million if the plans championed by long-term Auckland councillor Cathy Casey plans proceed says council candidate Mark Thomas. More >>
Chamberlain Carve-up Plan To Be Dumped
Monday, 9 September 2019, 3:51 pm | Mark Thomas
Auckland Council plans to spend $30 million cutting down 1,000 mature trees will be dumped if the C&R team leads the next Albert-Eden Local Board and Mark Thomas joins Christine Fletcher as a councillor for the area. More >>
Phil Goff Urged To Defer Pre-Election CCO Appointments
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 2:16 pm | Mark Thomas
Council candidate Mark Thomas has written to Auckland Mayor Phil Goff urging him to follow central government pre-election practice and defer plans to appoint new council controlled organisation board appointments. More >>
Troubled Mt Albert Upgrade To Be Fixed
Monday, 26 August 2019, 4:06 pm | Mark Thomas
The Communities and Residents team has announced it will prioritise fixing the troubled Mt Albert village centre upgrade which long-time councillor Cathy Casey and her City Vision team championed. More >>
Cathy Casey Ignores High Legal And Financial Risks
Friday, 16 August 2019, 2:46 pm | Mark Thomas
City Vision Leader Councillor Cath Casey has recklessly endorsed her team’s plan to ignore important council advice and proceed to reduce the amount of green space available to Aucklanders in the wider Mt Roskill area. More >>
Auckland’s City Vision Needs Change
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 6:52 pm | Mark Thomas
Changing some of the local leaders within New Zealand’s largest council ward was the only way to improve the transport, parks and town centre problems plaguing the area says Auckland Council candidates Christine Fletcher and Mark Thomas. More >>
Vast City Vision Rates Increase Proposed
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 2:23 pm | Mark Thomas
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa council candidate Mark Thomas is calling on City Vision’s political leader Councillor Cathy Casey to clarify whether she backs the bold rates increase, and vast and unusual spending programme outlined by her running mate Mark ... More >>
Auckland's Major Projects Miss The Mark
Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 10:07 am | Mark Thomas
Auckland communities are getting a raw deal from the regions' big investment projects because of a failure to include effective support to the communities and businesses affected says Mark Thomas. More >>
Mark Thomas standing for Auckland Council
Friday, 31 May 2019, 9:10 am | Mark Thomas
Former mayoral candidate Mark Thomas will stand for Auckland Council at this year’s election in the renamed Albert-Eden- Puketāpapa ward. He will be running as a Communities & Residents candidate together with incumbent councillor Chris Fletcher. More >>
Goff Council Structure Fails Housing And Transport
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 5:18 pm | Mark Thomas
Mayor-elect Phil Goff's new council structure won't effectively deal with Auckland's housing and transport crisis and key councillors have missed out on roles says former Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas. More >>
Goff Misleads On Maori Seats
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 4:50 pm | Mark Thomas
Phil Goff supports dedicated Maori seats as part of Auckland Council but won't take action if elected mayor to deliver this says Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas. More >>
Transport Findings A Jam For Goff
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 5:05 pm | Mark Thomas
Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas says the ATAP Recommendations are a kick in the pants for key parts of Phil Goff's transport policy. "There will be no early move to his favoured light rail plan for the central isthmus and to the airport, ... More >>
Thomas Asked To Withdraw From Auckland Mayoral Race
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 8:59 am | Mark Thomas
Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas said he has been asked to withdraw from the Auckland mayoral race. "I have been made aware of two other polls, including the only public poll, which also show Phil Goff with a considerable lead." "People ... More >>
Goff Transport Policy Fails "Show Me The Money" Test
Wednesday, 7 September 2016, 2:45 pm | Mark Thomas
Labour MP Phil Goff's just released Auckland transport policy is unfunded, irresponsible and incomplete says Auckland Mayoral candidate Mark Thomas. "After nine months of campaigning, Goff has produced an unfinished wish list of billion transport dollar ... More >>
Council's Goodwill Burn off A Voter Turn Off
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 3:47 pm | Mark Thomas
Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas thinks a low election turnout seems inevitable with only ten days until voting begins. After 30 mayoral debates, Mark Thomas said attendance had been only modest at most - despite the hard work of organisers. Only ... More >>
Stormy Living Wage Meeting Expected
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 4:47 pm | Mark Thomas
A stormy meeting is expected at tonight's Auckland Mayoral Living Wage meeting with candidate free-speech being restricted by the organisers says Auckland Mayoral candidate Mark Thomas More >>
Goff Housing Plan Confused And Mistaken
Monday, 29 August 2016, 9:49 am | Mark Thomas
Labour MP Phil Goff’s Auckland housing plan is confused and mistaken, and he will have no power as Mayor to implement the majority of it says Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas. “Goff’s first mistake is to confuse land-banking and development ... More >>
