Tag: Auckland Council
Mike Lee slams council’s ‘black budget’ and vows to vote...
Auckland Councillor Mike Lee has vowed to vote against what he believes is an overly austere council budget that will be punishing for ordinary...
Auckland Council finally warns Waiheke residents to avoid black algae
Auckland Council has warned residents of Blackpool, Shelly Beach and Surfdale not to swim at their beaches and to avoid the mat of toxic...
Council planning document rules out Golf Club expansion
Various sporting codes including the Waiheke Island Golf Club which has a nine-hole course at Rangihoua have concerns about the park’s future under rules...
Community divided over emergency budget rates increase
Councillors were due to meet today to nut out decisions on Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget, which will be adopted at the end of the...
For the people, by the people
In this job, I have fielded the community’s complaints from every direction for decades but last week’s editorial presenced me to the city megolith...
Waiheke residents survey
Survey finds we have little say on island’s biggest problems
A survey to benchmark plans to test a more inclusive style of governance for Waiheke...
Family’s year from hell – and then officials serve search warrant...
Paul Walden, a Waiheke Local Board member and for five years its chairman, was at the board offices earlier this month when police and...
Low priority Oue Street footpath goes ahead
Auckland Council will go ahead and build a footpath down Oue Street in Oneroa, even though it does not meet the Waiheke Local Board’s...
Waiheke breakaway bid dismissed
Angry supporters of a 'breakaway' Waiheke Island council stormed out within minutes of the Local Government Commission announcing its rejection of the proposal at...
Angry meeting splits community on herbicides
A public meeting to explain Auckland Council’s approach to weed control on the island saw rigorous debate from factions for and against Waiheke Local...
