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April 2017 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during April 2017 as Lead of the Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio; co-holder of the Transport portfolio; Local Board representative on the Parnell Business Association; and member of the Auckland … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged 100 Motions, 144 Parnell, 16 Dunedin, 21A Logan, 26 ponsonby, 272-276 Great North Road, 30-32 Ayr, 300 Great North Road, 302 Great North Road, 41 Jervois, ANZAC Day, Bunnings, UDA, Urban Development Agencies, Urban Development Agency, Western Springs High School
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March 2017 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during March 2017 as Lead of the Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio; co-holder of the Transport portfolio; Local Board representative on the Parnell Business Association; and member of the Auckland … Continue reading
What Does It Mean To Make a River a Legal Person?
The River That Owns Itself The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 has been passed by the Parliament of New Zealand and gives effect to the Whanganui River Deed of Settlement signed on 5 August 2014, which settles the … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Personality: non-human nature
Tagged Christopher Finlayson, Legal Personality: non-human nature, legal personhood, Nga Tangata Tiaki o Whanganui, Te Awa Tupua, Te Heke Ngahuru, Te Karewao, Te Koretere, Te Pou Tupua, Te Tiriti, Treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi Tribunal, Whanganui, Whanganui River
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LL.M Thesis – Resisting Enclosure: The emergence of ethno-ecological governance in a comparative study of the constitutions of Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia
PDF of thesis Vernon I. Tava Master of Laws Thesis The University of Auckland 2010 ABSTRACT This thesis focuses on constitutional developments within countries of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA) with comparative case studies on Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia. These three … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Work, Legal Personality: non-human nature
Tagged ALBA, Bolivarian, Bolivia, Buen vivir, Commons, constitutional transformation, counter-hegemonic globalisation, ecological governance, Ecuador, enclosures, ethno-ecological, Latin America, Legal Personality: non-human nature, legal personhood, living well, LL.M, LLM, Pachamama, subaltern cosmopolitanism, suma quamana, sumak kawsay, thesis, Venezuela, vivir bien
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September-October 2016 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during September-October 2016 (due to the intervening election) as (up to and including September 2016) Chair of the Hearings Committee; Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio; Heritage, Urban Design … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged 1 Kelmarna, 1/10 Edgerley, 10 Cremorne, 100-106 Newton, 12 Anglesea, 13 Masons, 18 Paget, 199 Great North, 2 Cremorne, 21 Herne Bay, 252 Great North, 32-36 Surrey Crescent, 339 Great North, 35 London, 4-10 Alma, 40 Drake, 446 Parnell, 667 Great North, 7 Tamaki, 70 Sale, Fukuoka Friendship Garden
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Generation Zero Grade for 2016 Local Government Elections
Each local government election, Generation Zero – a youth-led organization founded with the central purpose of providing solutions for New Zealand to cut carbon pollution through smarter transport, liveable cities & independence from fossil fuels – assess and grade each mayoral, governing body and … Continue reading
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August 2016 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during August 2016 as Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee; Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio; Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio holder; and Local Board representative on the … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged 1/10 Edgerley, 147 Victoria Street West, 159 Victoria Road, 160 Symonds, 2 Cremorne, 2-8 Anzac, 252 Great North, 40 Drake, 442 karangahape, 47 Marine Parade, 5 Rose, 55-59 Nelson, 7 Arthur, 7 Park, 7 Rose, 75 Sarsfield, 79-83 Beach, auckland council, bonus floor provisions, Devonport, LGNZ 2050, Waitemata Local Board, Weona-Westmere, Western Park
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A quick video for my 2016 Waitematā Local Board of Auckland Council Re-Election Campaign
Posted in Auckland Council
Tagged auckland council, Candidate, City Vision, Tava, Vernon, Video, Waitemata Local Board
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June-July 2016 Local Board Member Report
Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during June and July 2016 as Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio; Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio holder; Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee; and, Local Board representative … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports
Tagged 1 queen, 10-12 Kingdon, 147-149 Victoria Street West, 186-190 Victoria Street West, 19 Morgan, 20 Wharf, 243 Ponsonby, 26 Faulder, 272 Parnell, 47 Albany, 7 Rose, 79-83 Beach, 8 Hereford, 9 Princes, 9-11 Sussex, Auckland, auckland council, City Rail Link, Cycleway, Domain Committee, Feijoa, Greenway, Grey Lynn Park, ground breaking, local board, Quay Street, Waitemata Local Board
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Dial 111: Further loss of Heritage in Herne Bay
As reported in the Herald, the 1912 villa at 111 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, will be demolished on a non-notified basis. I asked the responsible planner at Council to publicly notify the decision in order to allow interested members of … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage
Tagged 111 Jervois, Anne Gibson, Auckland, heritage, Herne Bay, villa, Waitemata Local Board
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