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Stephen Berry’s Guide to Voting Auckland 2016
Monday, 26 September 2016, 11:07 am | Stephen Berry
Auckland had the lowest voter turnout in the country in 2013. One of the reasons for this will be general apathy but with the various wards, local boards, district licensing boards to vote for and the difficulty knowing just who the candidates are ... More >>
Berry Withdraws and Endorses Palino
Monday, 21 March 2016, 9:38 am | Stephen Berry
Affordable Auckland Mayoral candidate Stephen Berry has today announced that he will be withdrawing as a candidate from the 2016 local body elections. Stephen Berry says that when he announced he would run for the mayoralty in April 2015, he said ... More >>
Comment on Titirangi kauri
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 10:00 am | Stephen Berry
The action of ring-barking the controversial Titirangi Kauri is one of desperation by two property owners under siege by their nasty neighbours. After going above and beyond their legal obligations, having their property invaded twice by thugs and ... More >>
Are ratepayers funding recipe books
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 8:46 am | Stephen Berry
Affordable Auckland Mayoral & Albany candidate Stephen Berry today called for the cost of a recipe book being provided free to Kaipatiki residents to be made public. “The latest rates bills saw residents of Kaipatiki facing an average increase of ... More >>
Gutter Politics From NZ First
Friday, 24 April 2015, 9:02 am | Stephen Berry
“Winston Peters is once again seeking to bring politics into the gutter with more cheap attacks on immigrants,” says Affordable Auckland Mayoral candidate Stephen Berry. “By resorting to xenophobia to pick up votes he completely misses the real ... More >>
Dangerous Murmurings Pulse from Hulse
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 10:48 am | Stephen Berry
“Anyone who reads between the lines of politician gobbledygook should be very worried by comments made by Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse over rental tenancy tenure,” says Affordable Auckland Leader Stephen Berry. More >>
Affordable Auckland Attacks Creeping Apartheid
Friday, 26 September 2014, 1:27 pm | Stephen Berry
Affordable Auckland Leader Stephen Berry is disturbed by developments increasing the number of local body regions choosing racially based representation. The Waikato and Bay of Plenty Regional Councils already have Maori wards, while New Plymouth ... More >>
Berry Welcomes Bennett to Race
Friday, 23 May 2014, 9:09 am | Stephen Berry
Berry Welcomes Bennett to Race Act Upper Harbour candidate Stephen Berry today welcomed National Party Minister Paula Bennett to the contest to be elected MP for the electorate. “I’m glad Paula has been selected as the candidate and wish her success in the ... More >>
Berry Invites Brown to Len Brown Stand Down March
Friday, 21 February 2014, 4:44 pm | Stephen Berry
It seems just about nobody wants Mayor Len Brown attending their events anymore, but Affordable Auckland Leader Stephen Berry says that won’t be the case at the Len Brown Stand Down March tomorrow. “I would be delighted if Mayor Len Brown chose ... More >>
Bright & Berry Team Up
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 11:25 am | Stephen Berry
Anti-Corruption watchdog Penny Bright and Affordable Auckland Leader Stephen Berry are teaming up to organise the Len Brown Stand Down March on Saturday February 22. More >>
Another Reason to Demand ‘Len Brown Stand Down!’
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 9:46 pm | Stephen Berry
“The next bill will be a shock for ratepayers around Auckland, as 86% get hit with a rates increase, with 12 % facing increases of 10% yet again. Never mind Len’s sleazy behaviour and corruption, these excessive annual rate rises are reason enough ... More >>
Where’s Len?
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 9:08 am | Stephen Berry
Where’s Len? While most of Auckland returns to work, a timid mayor hides. While you show up to work to earn your paycheck, a timid mayor hides. While you read the front page of today’s paper, a timid mayor hides…and hopes… hopes that eventually ... More >>
Stand Down Len Brown – The Protest March!
Monday, 13 January 2014, 9:59 am | Stephen Berry
Stand Down Len Brown – The Protest March! Waiheke resident Will Ryan has joined with Affordable Auckland’s Stephen Berry to organise the Stand Down Len Brown March, to be held on Saturday 22 February at 12 noon. The march will start from QE2 Square ... More >>
Pants Down, Stand Down!
Friday, 20 December 2013, 8:56 am | Stephen Berry
“Following revelations that Mayor Len Brown has directly lied to voters about the receipt of free hotel rooms and upgrades, a simple censure is not enough,” says Affordable Auckland Leader Stephen Berry. “Mayor Brown has no credibility, ... More >>
Stephen Berry Backing Movember
Saturday, 2 November 2013, 3:28 pm | Stephen Berry
Stephen Berry Backing Movember Affordable Auckland’s Stephen Berry announced today that he will be participating in the 2013 Movember fundraising campaign. “Movember is a fantastic cause promoting men’s health and I’m glad to have the opportunity ... More >>
Thousands Wasted on Art Project
Friday, 25 October 2013, 7:44 pm | Stephen Berry
Thousands Wasted on Art Project Affordable Auckland’s Stephen Berry today slammed the granting of $46,000 to Warkworth artist Ruby Watson to recreate steel constructions of native birds on poles to be displayed in the Rodney Local Board area. “Rodney ... More >>
Banning Legal Highs Not Core Council Business
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:40 pm | Stephen Berry
“There have been intermittent calls for further government crackdowns on the legal high industry by those involved in local body politics, most recently from the Team Manurewa organisation, who believe New Zealand should emulate steps taken in New ... More >>
Berry Welcomes Inquiry into Brown’s Spending
Friday, 18 October 2013, 9:03 am | Stephen Berry
Berry Welcomes Inquiry into Brown’s Spending Affordable Auckland Leader and former Mayoral candidate Stephen Berry said today that he welcomes an inquiry by Auckland Council into spending by Len Brown during his two year affair with Bevan Chuang. ... More >>
Low Turnout Makes Your Vote More Important
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 9:48 am | Stephen Berry
Low Turnout Makes Your Vote More Important Affordable Auckland Leader Stephen Berry said today, “With voter turnout in Auckland currently 40% lower than in 2010, Auckland residents should realise that their single vote will be even more important than ... More >>
Richard Northey Backs Higher Power Prices
Friday, 6 September 2013, 9:10 am | Stephen Berry
“Left wing local body politicians are fundamentally odd,” says Affordable Auckland Mayoral candidate Stephen Berry. “They’ll commit to the most grandiose of projects to win votes, even though the implementation of their goals will do the most damage ... More >>