Category: Christine Rose

  • Three years of living dangerously

    Three years of living dangerously

    Tena koutou katoa The end of a political term is always an opportunity to reflect on what has happened during the term, wonder about what we could have achieved but did not, and celebrate the decisions that we are proud of. And it is an opportunity to reflect on the nature of the job and…

  • Hey Stuart Nash Maui’s dolphins are approaching extinction

    Hey Stuart Nash Maui’s dolphins are approaching extinction

    Christine Rose posted in November 2017 her concerns about Minister of Fisheries Stuart Nash wanting to delay the roll out of cameras on fishing boats to monitor what they were catching.  She described the background in the following terms: Maui and Hector’s dolphins, found only here in New Zealand, have the dubious status of being…

  • Thank you

    Future West would like to thank everyone who supported us.  We had a very good day yesterday and on provisional figures we have succeeded in getting everyone elected. Commiserations to Christine Rose who went close to gaining a seat on Auckland Council representing the Waitakere ward but she fell short and finished third.  Congratulations to…

  • Ticky Tacky Housing for the West Undeserved

    By Christine Rose The Government’s proposals for mass produced housing projects while letting developers off the hook for costs they incur spell disaster for West Auckland and its residents says Waitakere Councillor candidate Christine Rose. ‘Too many Westies already live in badly built, cramped, noisy and damp conditions, where they’re socially isolated and car dependent.…