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Shore Action
Shore Action is a political ticket which contests the boards and council seats in the North Shore Ward of the Auckland Council. They have a strong focus on retention of local assets and investment in the natural environment, along with a focus on local participation in local body politics. Grant Gillon, a former Alliance Party MP, and AUT lecturer, along with Anne-Elise Smithson, a Community Development Coordinator for the Children's Autism Foundation, contested the North Shore Ward seat on the Auckland City Council. The wider team contested the local boards on the North Shore Ward. While neither Gillon nor Smithson won a council seat for the ward, Shore Action did win seats on the Devonport-Takapuna and Kaipātiki Local Boards, and the Birkenhead Licensing Trust. Policies Shore Action fought to retain the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, opposing plans for a hard stand on the reserve. They also wish to save the Anzac St Carpark (currently home of the Takapuna Sunday Markets). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Council
Auckland Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, which established the council. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. It is the largest council in Oceania, with a $3 billion annual budget, $29 billion of ratepayer equity, and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016. The council began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city". The council was established by a number of Acts of Parliament, and an Auckland Transition Agency, als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaipātiki Local Board
The Kaipātiki Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's North Shore Ward councillors. It covers Glenfield south to Northcote Point. Its eastern border is the Northern Motorway and its western border is the Waitematā Harbour. The board sits at the Citizen's Advice Bureau in Bentley Ave, Glenfield. AUT's Akoranga Campus is the only tertiary institution in the North Shore ward, and it is in the Kaipātiki board area. Demographics Kaipātiki Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Kaipātiki Local Board Area had a population of 88,269 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 5,775 people (7.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9,141 people (11.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 28,911 households, comprising 43,365 males and 44,907 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 34.8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Shore Ward
North Shore Ward is an Auckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers the Devonport-Takapuna and Kaipātiki Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Richard Hills and Chris Darby. Demographics North Shore ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. North Shore ward had a population of 146,241 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 8,280 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 14,457 people (11.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 49,671 households, comprising 71,268 males and 74,976 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 36.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 26,838 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 31,644 (21.6%) aged 15 to 29, 68,076 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 19,680 (13.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 62.8% European/Pākehā, 7.4% Māori, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 30.3% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities. People may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Shore Ward
North Shore Ward is an Auckland Council ward that elects two councillors and covers the Devonport-Takapuna and Kaipātiki Local Boards. The two councillors are currently Richard Hills and Chris Darby. Demographics North Shore ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. North Shore ward had a population of 146,241 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 8,280 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 14,457 people (11.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 49,671 households, comprising 71,268 males and 74,976 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 36.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 26,838 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 31,644 (21.6%) aged 15 to 29, 68,076 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 19,680 (13.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 62.8% European/Pākehā, 7.4% Māori, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 30.3% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities. People may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Gillon
Grant Gillon is a former New Zealand politician. He was a member of parliament between 1996 and 2002, representing the Alliance Party, has held a number of seats in local government. He previously served on the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board representing Shore Action. He is a former senior lecturer in paramedicine and emergency management at the Auckland University of Technology. Political career Gillon's political career began when he joined the Democratic Party. In 1991, the Democratic party joined the Alliance as one of the four founding parties. In the , Gillon stood in the electorate and came third. Gillon was elected to Parliament as an Alliance list MP in the 1996 election, having been ranked in eleventh place on the party list. He was re-elected to Parliament in the 1999 election. While an MP, Gillon was a Government Whip, Deputy Chair of the Government Administration Select Committee, members of the MMP Review Committee, a member of the Privileges, Officers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance (New Zealand Political Party)
The Alliance was a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was formed at the end of 1991 by the linking of four smaller parties. The Alliance positioned itself as a democratic socialist alternative to the centre-left New Zealand Labour Party. It was influential throughout the 1990s, but suffered a major setback after its founder and leader, Jim Anderton, left the party in 2002, taking with him several of its members of parliament (MPs). After the remaining MPs lost their seats in the 2002 general election, some commentators predicted the demise of the party. The Alliance stood candidates in the 2005 general election but won less than 1% of the party vote. It contested Auckland City Council elections under the City Vision banner, in concert with the New Zealand Labour Party and Green Party. The Alliance ran 15 electorate candidates and a total of 30 candidates on the party list in the 2008 general election, increasing its party vote marginally from that in 2005. It was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland University Of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) ( mi, Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau) is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college (originally established in 1895) was granted university status. AUT is New Zealand's third largest university in terms of total student enrolment, with approximately 29,100 students enrolled across three campuses in Auckland. It has five faculties, and an additional three specialist locations: AUT Millennium, Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory and AUT Centre for Refugee Education. AUT enrolled more than 29,000 students in 2018, including 4,194 international students from 94 countries and 2,417 postgraduate students. AUT's student population is diverse with a range of ethnic backgrounds including New Zealand European, Asian, Māori and Pasifika. Students also represent a wide age range with 22% being aged 25–39 years and 10% being 40 or older. AUT employed 2,474 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay, and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway. This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board. Demographics Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,505 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 5,322 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 20,760 households, comprising 27,903 males and 30,069 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Auckland Local Elections
The 2013 Auckland local elections took place between 20 September and 12 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the second since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected. The previous elections were in 2010. Early (not final) voting figures are below. The overall effect of the election was a shift of the Auckland Council to the right. Mayoral election Incumbent Len Brown was re-elected. Council ward elections 20 members were elected to governing body of the Auckland Council across thirteen wards. Rodney (1) Albany (2) North Shore (2) Waitakere (2) Waitemata and Gulf (1) Whau (1) Albert-Eden-Roskill (2) Maungakiekie-Tamaki (1) Manukau (2) Manurewa-Papakura (2) Franklin (1) Ōrākei (1) Howick (2) Local b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hills (politician)
Richard Brian Hills (born ) is an Auckland Councillor who was elected at the 2016 Auckland elections. He is Auckland's youngest current councillor, the first openly gay Auckland Councillor and one of two Ngāpuhi iwi members. He has been an advocate for more investment in local youth and secured a youth centre in Glenfield. Political career Hills is a member of the New Zealand Labour Party. At the 2011 general election he stood in Hunua and was ranked 50th on the party list. Hills finished second in Hunua, which is regarded as a safe National seat, behind incumbent Paul Hutchison. At the 2013 Auckland elections, Hills was elected to the Kaipatiki Local Board. Hills stood in Northcote at the 2014 general election, finishing second behind incumbent Jonathan Coleman. He was ranked 47th on the Labour party list. In April 2018 Hills put his name forward for the Labour nomination in the Northcote by-election following Coleman's resignation. Hills failed to win the nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Future
Auckland Future is a centre-right political ticket that ran for local seats under the Auckland Council in 2016. It campaigned on a fiscally conservative platform. It did not stand candidates in the 2019 election. Policies Auckland Future has a four-point policy for a fiscally conservative Auckland. It consists of the following pledges; # Keeping rates low # Cutting waste # Reducing staff costs # Getting debt under control The ticket was formed in order to combat dissatisfaction with the status quo in the Auckland Council while under Mayor Len Brown, who served two terms 2010–16. Auckland Future's aims were to ensure that rates are kept low and that the council could be held accountable by those who elected them for any pledges it committed to. Many National Party members supported the ticket, and given that National does not run candidates in local body elections, the support from its members was an indication of the party's support for Auckland Future. Like the National Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Shore, New Zealand
The North Shore is part of the large urban area of Auckland, New Zealand, located to the north of the Waitematā Harbour. To the east, has the Hauraki Gulf, to the west, is West Auckland, New Zealand, West Auckland, to the south, has the Waitematā Harbour and Central Auckland, to the north has the Hibiscus Coast. From 1989 until 2010, North Shore City was an independent city within the Auckland Region, until it was incorporated into the Auckland Council. North Shore City The North Shore was formerly North Shore City, a distinct territorial authority district, which was governed by the North Shore City Council from 1989 until 2010, when it was incorporated into Auckland Council. The city had an estimated population of 229,000 at 30 June 2010, making it the fourth most populous city in New Zealand prior to the November 2010 reorganisation. The former city was also the country's fourth largest city in land, with an area of 129.81 square kilometres and a coastline of 141 kilomet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
