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On Saturday the Howick Local Board joined the community to celebrate the official opening of the newly upgraded skatepark.
I frequently hear from local residents that they're frustrated with the state of our local roads and footpaths. Too many footpaths are cracked, raised, or missing, making getting around challenging and unsafe.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 31 August.
In it’s 61st year, the Howick Art Groups’ Spring Art Show provides an opportunity for local artists to showcase their talent. And yet again they showed how incredibly creative our community is
Last week the Howick Local Board accepted my members report for August. This is my sixth report for the term covering until 19 August.
Public consultation now open on amended Plan Change 120: housing intensification.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 24 August.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 17 August.
On Saturday I attended the Howick Ratepayers and Residents Association AGM, which was run very efficiently but I was less impressed with the behaviour of some candidates in the following political panel.
On Friday I attended the Howick Youth Council (HYC) Annual Youth Summit, a regular feature of the HYC calendar, it provides an opportunity for rangatahi (youth) from East Auckland to come together to attend workshops and discuss topics that are important to them and their peers.
To make transport reform work, we will probably need to delegate some decision-making to staff for the more operational matters. Getting this right is vital to delivering on the local democratic accountability balanced with the practicalities of the potential workload.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 10 August.
On Saturday evening I attended East After Dark, a free concert delivered by the Howick Youth Council.
The performances were awesome!
On Saturday, I attended the opening of the Art Salon at Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Flat Bush.
As footpaths transition from Auckland Transport to Auckland Council and Local Boards in October, I am very concerned that we will be burdened with more failing and missing assets without funding or a plan to address the issues.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 3 August.
On Saturday evening I attended celebrations marking the 15th Anniversary of the Howick Youth Council.
On Saturday, I attended the launch of Te Tuhi’s 50th Anniversary Book ‘They covered the house in stories’, along with Chair Bruce Kendall and Member Jack Collins.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 27 July.
Last week, the Howick Local Board (HLB) had an open workshop on the Flat Bush community facilities.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 20 July.
On Friday morning, we were invited to the sod turning for the final stage of the Eastern Busway project.
On Sunday, some of the Howick Local Board attended a special service at All Saints Anglican Church, Howick to celebrate 35 years of their food bank providing for our community.
Last week the Howick Local Board accepted my members report for July. This is my fifth report for the term covering until 15 July.
The Howick Local Board is currently consulting on our draft local board plan - our three year strategy that drives what we do for you.
Each week I’m providing a quick summary of the meetings and events I’ve attended as a member of the Howick Local Board (HLB).
This is my report for last week, starting Monday 13 July.
On Saturday we celebrated Matariki at O Wairoa Marae in Howick.
The Government has announced that they are slowing down the delivery of their Roads of National Significance (RONS).
Recently the Howick Local Board granted approval for construction of a new playground for Burswood. This will be funded by the Eastern Busway project, as part of the compensation for the impacts of property acquisition and construction.
On Thursday 2 July, the Howick Local Board heard from resident and ratepayers associations, and local residents. We then discussed their input, asked staff for advice, and debated our feedback.