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This is only the beginning …
By Lincoln Dam The 2010 local body elections have been one of the many highlights of my year, regardless of the outcome. I’ve had the opportunity to meet many amazing (and occasionally interesting) members of the community and have made so many new friends, friendships that I can only hope will last a life time. It…
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Thanks for your support
Thanks to everyone who supported Future Whau and Future West candidates. We had some success, we have three elected representatives on the Waitakere Ranges Local Board and Catherine Farmer was elected to the Whau local board. And Ami Chand and Neil Henderson are members of Portage Licensing Trust. We are a new organisation, with fresh…
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Vote Future West and Future Whau NOW – For Your Street, Not Queen Street
Time is running out. If you want to vote you will need to get your papers in the mail either today or tomorrow or otherwise you will have to deliver them to your local library before Saturday. A lot is at stake. Your choice will determine the future direction and leadership of Auckland. Future West…
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Who took Gary’s picture?
Gary Marshall is one of the Future Whau candidates for the Whau local board. Someone has cut his face out of one of their billboards. You can see from the photo that Gary is a bit of a rugged individual who has some rustic charm but he is perhaps past his prime. So the whole…
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Public Transport Initiatives in West Auckland Must Continue
By Ciaron Murnane The Waitakere City Council and Auckland Regional Council can be proud of their efforts in supporting the upgrade of the New Lynn transport interchange which opened this Saturday. Along with the double- tracking of the Western train line, the upgrade provides a giant leap towards a state-of-the art public transport system for…