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September 15, 2022
Damian Light

Come meet your candidates!

September 15, 2022
Damian Light
Come meet your candidates!

This Saturday you are welcome to attend a casual meet the candidates event for all those standing in the Howick Ward area.

September 15, 2022
Damian Light
September 14, 2022
Damian Light

Ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori

September 14, 2022
Damian Light
Ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori

Ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori! It’s Māori language week!

September 14, 2022
Damian Light
September 13, 2022
Damian Light
Communication, Community

East Auckland deserves good councillors who will get things done

September 13, 2022
Damian Light
Communication, Community
East Auckland deserves good councillors who will get things done

Fortyfoot Park (like Aberfeldy) and other reserves are being sold by Auckland Council in an effort to claw back their massive deficits. In the NZ Herald there was a good column by Simon Wilson that gets to the core of the issue - ineffective councillors.

September 13, 2022
Damian Light
Communication, Community
September 10, 2022
Damian Light
Community

Happy Moon Festival

September 10, 2022
Damian Light
Community
Happy Moon Festival

Happy Moon Festival! Also known as Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival. Whatever you call it or however you celebrate, I hope you have a great one!

September 10, 2022
Damian Light
Community
September 9, 2022
Damian Light

Mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II

September 9, 2022
Damian Light
Mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II

Like many I was saddened to learn of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

September 9, 2022
Damian Light
September 6, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Governance

East Auckland Tourism celebrates successes despite challenging year

September 6, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Governance

Monday night was the AGM and networking event for East Auckland Tourism - one of the local community organisations I volunteer my governance skills and experience.

September 6, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Governance
September 6, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Transport

Community asking for more investment in Flat Bush and Ormiston

September 6, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Transport
Community asking for more investment in Flat Bush and Ormiston

On Monday the Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust hosted local candidates as part of their regular seniors meeting.

September 6, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Transport
September 5, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Communication

Embracing our diversity is good for democracy

September 5, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Communication
Embracing our diversity is good for democracy

Last Friday the Korean Positive Ageing Charitable Trust hosted a local election workshop designed especially to help voters understand elections.

September 5, 2022
Damian Light
Community, Communication
September 4, 2022
Damian Light

Happy Fathers Day!

September 4, 2022
Damian Light
Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day to all the fathers and father-figures!

September 4, 2022
Damian Light
September 3, 2022
Damian Light
Community

Celebrating the diversity in our neighbourhood

September 3, 2022
Damian Light
Community
Celebrating the diversity in our neighbourhood

East Auckland is home to the serene Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple. On 3 September, they had a Neighbourhood Day, including guided tours of the facilities and work they do in the community.

September 3, 2022
Damian Light
Community
September 2, 2022
Damian Light

New website to make voting in local elections easier

September 2, 2022
Damian Light
New website to make voting in local elections easier

Local government controls your roads, beaches and libraries. They make decisions that impact your daily life so it's important that you vote in the upcoming elections. Most people who don't vote, say it's because they don't know enough about the candidates or what they stand for.

September 2, 2022
Damian Light
September 1, 2022
Damian Light

Volunteers working together to keep their community safe

September 1, 2022
Damian Light
Volunteers working together to keep their community safe

On Wednesday 31 August, some of the patrollers from Botany Crime Watch spent the morning in Botany Town Centre with other volunteers from the New Zealand Asian Council on Reducing Crime and the Flat Bush Ratepayers and Residents Association.

September 1, 2022
Damian Light
August 29, 2022
Damian Light
Community

Howick Sports Awards recognises incredible local talent and service

August 29, 2022
Damian Light
Community
Howick Sports Awards recognises incredible local talent and service

Last Thursday night was the annual Howick Sports Awards.

August 29, 2022
Damian Light
Community
August 26, 2022
Damian Light

Daffodil Day Cancer doesn't stop, so we won't either

August 26, 2022
Damian Light
Daffodil Day Cancer doesn't stop, so we won't either

It’s Daffodil Day and I spent the day out supporting our amazing volunteers collecting on behalf of the Cancer Society.

August 26, 2022
Damian Light
August 23, 2022
Damian Light

August 2022 Newsletter

August 23, 2022
Damian Light
August 2022 Newsletter

My latest newsletter is out - I’ve been busy upskilling my governance and so much applies to council. I’m using what I’ve learned to help my community, and help my team come 3rd-equal in the Howick Santa Parade Fundraising Quiz Night!

August 23, 2022
Damian Light
August 22, 2022
Damian Light
Community

Remembering our past as we move forward

August 22, 2022
Damian Light
Community
Remembering our past as we move forward

While looking for something in the Auckland Libraries Archives, I stumbled across this invitation to a ball in 1847 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fencibles landing in Howick - this year we're celebrating 175 years.

August 22, 2022
Damian Light
Community

Source: https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/ephemera/id/36/rec/1

August 20, 2022
Damian Light
Community

Another fantastic Howick Santa Parade quiz night fundraiser

August 20, 2022
Damian Light
Community
Another fantastic Howick Santa Parade quiz night fundraiser

The Howick Santa Parade is a local community event that is largely funded through donations and fundraising in our community.

August 20, 2022
Damian Light
Community
August 20, 2022
Damian Light
Governance

Upskilling my governance with Company Directors Course

August 20, 2022
Damian Light
Governance
Upskilling my governance with Company Directors Course

I’ve spent the last week on a professional training course for Company Directors. Run by the NZ Institute of Directors, the course covered best practice corporate governance, including strategy, finance, risk and culture.

August 20, 2022
Damian Light
Governance
August 6, 2022
Damian Light

Election billboards have gone up

August 6, 2022
Damian Light
Election billboards have gone up

First lot of signs have gone up this morning!

August 6, 2022
Damian Light
August 2, 2022
Damian Light
Communication, Governance

Auckland's outdated election system hurts our democracy

August 2, 2022
Damian Light
Communication, Governance
Auckland's outdated election system hurts our democracy

Leaving oversight of elections to those the current, flawed system put into power is significant conflict of interest. Out sourcing the operations to commercial businesses is hardly better.

August 2, 2022
Damian Light
Communication, Governance
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