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Author Archives: Vernon Tava
Final Speech to the Green Party Annual General Meeting for the Male Co-Leader Contest
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
Posted in New Zealand Politics
Tagged Green Party, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, Greens
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Mending the holes in the heritage protection blanket: 16-18 Crummer Road, Ponsonby
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
Posted in Auckland Council, Heritage
Tagged 16-18 Crummer, Auckland, auckland council, Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, heritage, Ponsonby, pre-1944
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April 2015 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during April 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Acting Lead of the Heritage, Urban Design … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged ANZAC, Auckland Conversations, auckland council, BCCG, Body Corporate Chairs Group, Charles Montgomery, civic ceremony, CPTED, Grey Lynn Development Plan, Happy City, local board, New Zealand Planning Institute, NZPI, Point Erin, Point Erin Reserve, Point Erin Reserve Parking, Point Resolution, Seismic Exemplar, Symonds Street Cemetery, Taurarua, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park Development Plan
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Speech to the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Auckland Province Co-Leader Candidate Meeting
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Posted in New Zealand Politics
Tagged Auckland Province, Co-Leader, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, Greens, Speech
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Radio Live Panel: 12 April 2015
Listen to my Sunday morning Radio Live panel with Mark Sainsbury and Deborah Coddington. Winston Peters is turning 70. Will it slow him down? It sure doesn’t look like it. We pay tribute to newly-created knight, Sir Peter Williams QC, while … Continue reading
Radio Live Panel: 8 March 2015
Listen to my Sunday morning Radio Live panel with Mark Sainsbury and Deborah Coddington. The first nine minutes of this panel are a (very generous on the part of Mark) opportunity for me to talk about my announcement that I will be … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged by-election, Co-Leader, Green Party, Greens, Male, Northland, Radio, RadioLive, Winston Peters
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March 2015 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during March 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Acting Lead of the Heritage, Urban Design … Continue reading
Why I Am Standing for Green Party Male Co-Leader
I am excited by the opportunity to stand for Male Co-Leadership of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. I believe it is important to use the opportunity of a leadership contest to generate a debate within the Party, and beyond … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand Politics
Tagged Co-Leader, Green Party, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, Greens, Male Co-Leader, Vernon, Vernon Tava
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February 2015 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during February 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Co-holder of the Heritage, Urban Design and … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged 820 Great North, Arch Hill Reserve, Auckland, auckland council, Auckland Transport, Great North, Jaggers Bush, K Rd Plan, Karangahape Road Plan, LGNZ, pohutukawa, pohutukawa 6, pohutukawa six, Point Resolution, Seddon Fields, St Luke's Intersection, Taurarua, Western Springs Reserve, YEM, Young Elected Members
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Radio Live Panel: 15 February 2015
Listen here to my Radio Live panel with Deborah Coddington and Mark Sainsbury. Satisfied that I am now a regular TV watcher, Mark makes enquiries as to why I would go to a Greens policy conference rather than watch the … Continue reading
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Tagged Casino, Cho Hyun-ah, convention centre, Deborah Coddington, Hendrix Huawai, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Lucy Knight, Mark Sainsbury, Radio, RadioLive, Sky City, Winston Peters
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Vernon Tava 