Monthly Archives: May 2015

Radio Live Panel: 31 May 2015

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Listen to my Sunday morning Radio Live panel with Mark Sainsbury and Deborah Coddington. The morning after the Green Party AGM at which I got a whopping 1% (third equal) of the first preference vote in the male co-leader contest and Deborah is … Continue reading →

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Final Speech to the Green Party Annual General Meeting for the Male Co-Leader Contest

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Vernon Tava

It has been a privilege to stand for Male co-leader. In fact, I would like to take this moment to acknowledge the fact that I can stand before you here at all. It is a unique strength of our party … Continue reading →

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Mending the holes in the heritage protection blanket: 16-18 Crummer Road, Ponsonby

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Vernon Tava

This story is complex but illuminating as to the state of heritage protection in Auckland. Currently standing at 16-18 Crummer Road are a pair of two-storey Victorian wooden villas built, according to Council Heritage, in the 1880s-1890s. In July 2014, … Continue reading →

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