Auckland Council Archive

  • Russel Norman

    Open letter to Auckland councillors over the development of Te Arai beach - by Russel Norman



    Posted below is an letter to the mayor and councillors of Auckland from concerned Aucklander John Shaw. John is a surfer who’s passionate about the stunning beauty of Te Arai beach north of Auckland and doesn’t want to see its natural character destroyed by development  like so many of our other pristine beaches.   Dear [...] read more
    October 21, 2011 5:01 pm - 2 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Auckland Council staffing strife - by David Clendon



    There has been some trumpeting recently of the ‘success’ of the transition agency that led the amalgamation of eight councils into the one Auckland Council.  It’s is now very obvious that they got it very wrong in managing staff and employment issues during the transition phase, and the remedy for that is going to be [...] read more
    December 17, 2010 9:31 am - 1 Comment
  • frog

    Rodney-mandering the super city - by frog



    Gerrymander is an ugly, ugly word. So I won’t use it. Instead I’ve made a beautiful table for you to look at. What it shows is the names and the degree of representation each of the 13 new wards (with 20 councillors between them) created by the Local Government Commission for the Auckland Super City elections will have. read more
    March 31, 2010 9:51 am - 2 Comments
  • frog

    Submitting in your summer holiday - by frog



    As I predicted last week, the Government has allowed only a very short time for submissions on the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill – submissions close on 12 February 2010. This is a truly appalling Bill – it’s packed full of measures that undermine local democracy and promote the privatisation of Auckland’s assets. read more
    December 20, 2009 3:55 pm - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Rampant Rodney rogers Auckland - by frog



    Rodney Hide’s third supercity Bill, the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill, reveals a hardcore anti-democratic agenda for privatisation. read more
    December 15, 2009 8:41 am - 9 Comments