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Hear Statements From Waiheke Community Board Candidates
Posted 31/08/2010 - 23:30 by Chris
On the 1st of November a new form of Auckland City comes into existence. Before then you'll have the chance to vote for a mayor, a councillor and a new community board.
There are 18 candidates standing for 5 positions on the Waiheke Community Board. Waiheke Radio has given each of them two minutes to answer the question, "Why should Waiheke people vote for you?"
Vocal Local - Sue Bradford referendum and supercity hearings Waiheke - 6 Aug 2009
Sue Bradford talks about being on Waiheke for the supercity hearings, the consequences of her private members bill on child discipline and parental correction, and the current referendum.
For more information http://yesvote.org.nz/ from which the following is taken.
In 2007, by an overwhelming majority of 113 to 8 votes, Parliament granted children protection from assault by their parents. The law is working well but is under threat from a referendum, to be held by postal ballot from 31 July through 21 August 2009.
The issue is too important to ignore, abstain, or spoil your vote. Barnardos, Plunket, Unicef and other child focused organisations all support a YES vote.
Information on Sue Bradford's Citizens Initiated Referenda (Wording of Questions) Amendment Bill can be found at http://www.greens.org.nz/node/21356
This programme was recorded on 21 July at the supercity hearings.
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Supercity Hearings on Waiheke
Posted 21/07/2009 - 15:23 by Shirin
The Select Committee
A beautiful day at Onetangi, had the usual suspects and other concerned residents huddled into a dark room to submit on the Supercity GAC concept. To their credit, the Select Committee seemed on the whole to be listening, with committee members asking pertinent questions and showing interest in Waiheke issues.
The waste contract came up again and again as a focus for community dissatisfaction with Auckland City Council decision-making, as a reflection of the negative and anti-participatory culture at ACC and as an illustration of the fact we need a community board with more authority and power to make budgetary decisions. Both in terms of local awareness of local issues, but also because we have an educated and committed population that is keen to self-manage its affairs.
Tony Sears opened with a plea for local decision-making, this was followed by me, for the Campaign for Fair Ferry Fares, talking about the sorry state of public transport and the need to have a transport management plan which meets the needs of islanders as well as tourists.
Brent followed with a radio submission on the importance of radio for participatory democracy and the support we've had from the Community Board which makes this possible. We found out that the Hon. John Carter, chairman of the committee was also chairman of Dargaville community radio for 4 years.
Bernard Rhodes spoke on the biosphere reserve idea and Nikki Kaye asked for more information on this to be provided.
I didn't sit through it all but the calibre of submissions was incredibly high, making me proud to live in this community - Speakers offered a range of theoretical perspectives or anecdotal stories which reflected their commitment to local democracy, the importance of protecting Waiheke Island from turning into another suburb, and which showed a strong awareness that the Supercity represents a consolidation of power which needs to be addressed.
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It would be great if submitters posted comments on their view of the proceedings or comments that they made at the hearings.
Phil Twyford - Supercity submissions
Phil Twyford, Labour MP and on the Supercity select committee, discusses the importance of submissions, how to make submissions and the Mount Albert bi-election.
One Waiheke's website has ideas on submissions and the submission process - see linked blog or click here.
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