Category: Sandra Coney
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Submit!
What sort of city do you want to live in? If you do not wish to live in a city that is going backwards environmentally, artistically and socially then please submit on Auckland Council’s Draft Annual Budget.
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A few random comments on the 2022 election result
Firstly can I thank the good people of Waitakere for re-electing me to the Local Board. This is a job that I enjoy immensely. It is really great trying to improve our part of paradise one decision at a time. Secondly turnout was appalling. It was bad last time when 35.2% of voters regionally and…
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Chair’s report February 2020 – Waitangi day, Watercare and our Greenways Plan
This is my first report for the new year. Already the year is off to a flying start and probably the same as for the rest of you the holidays are a distant memory … Water We are in the middle of a gloriously warm summer. Also dry, too dry for a number of westies.…
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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…
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Chair’s report – November 2017, Kauri dieback and the suggested Rahui in the Waitakere Ranges
Kauri dieback Te Kawerau A Maki has proposed that a Rahui be placed on the Waitakere Ranges in an effort to deal with Kauri dieback. It is easy to understand the reasons why. The first Kauri dieback monitoring report produced 6 years ago suggested that kauri dieback presented a significant threat to the Waitakere Ranges.…