Tag Archives: Waitemata Local Board

March 2016 Local Board Member Report

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during March 2016 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee; Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee; Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio; Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio holder; … Continue reading →

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Re-Opening of Salisbury Reserve Playground

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Saturday 7 October 2015: We couldn’t have asked for a better day to re-open the Salisbury Reserve playground in Herne Bay. This is the fourth playground upgrade that the Waitematā Local Board has completed this year. The design is created … Continue reading →

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Statistics NZ population estimates show dramatic growth in Waitematā

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Last week Statistics NZ released the latest population estimates for the year ended June 2015. Waitematā Local Board stands out significantly among Auckland’s local boards, growing by the largest number of people (8,300) and also having the highest percentage growth … Continue reading →

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May 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during May 2015 as Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee, Lead of the Parks and Open Spaces portfolio, Heritage, Urban Design and Planning portfolio co-holder … Continue reading →

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April 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Vernon Tava

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 | Leave a comment

March 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Vernon Tava

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 →

Posted in Waitematā Local Board Reports | Tagged 16-18 Crummer, Fukuoka Friendship Garden, Institute of Directors, IoD, LGNZ, local board, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park Development Plan | Leave a comment

December 2014 – January 2015 Local Board Member Report

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during December 2014 and January 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, … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council, Waitematā Local Board Reports | Tagged 3 Brighton, 43 Arthur, auckland council, Christmas lights, Cox's Bay, Cox's Bay Reserve, Franklin, Fukuoka Gardens, Independent commissioner, Making Good Decisions, New Zealand International Convention Centre, NZICC, pre-1944, RMA course, toilets, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park, Wintergardens | Leave a comment

November 2014 Local Board Member Report

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Vernon Tava

Purpose This report covers my Waitematā Local Board Activities during November 2014 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, auckland council, Bruntlett, community library, CPTED, Fukuoka Gardens, independent commissioners course, Lighting, Making Good Decisions, Myers Park playground, NoR, pohutukawa, pohutukawa 6, pohutukawa six, pre-1944, St Luke's Intersection, Tole Reserve, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park | 1 Comment

Interview on bFM about Lighting in Western Park

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Vernon Tava

I was interviewed by bFM’s Chlöe Swarbrick (then a student journalist, later an Auckland mayoral candidate and Green Party MP) on The Wire on 20 November 2014 talking about why the Local Board is looking at removing the lights in Ponsonby’s Western … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, Lighting, Park, parks, Ponsonby, Ponsonby Road, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park | 2 Comments

Lighting Parks at Night

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Vernon Tava

A recent piece in the Sunday Star-Times (SST) has criticised a decision of the Waitematā Local Board, of which I am the Parks portfolio lead, to consider not replacing light bulbs as they fail along the paths through Western Park between Ponsonby … Continue reading →

Posted in Auckland Council | Tagged Auckland, auckland council, Lighting, Lights, Park, parks, Ponsonby, Ponsonby Road, Waitemata Local Board, Western Park | 2 Comments