Roskill Community Voice welcomes renewed mandate in Puketapapa “The Roskill Community Voice team is delighted to have received a renewed mandate to lead the Puketapapa Local Board over the next three years” says re-elected RCV candidate and 2013-16 Board Chair, Julie Fairey. “With the provisional results now confirmed Roskill Community Voice has definitely retained…
Media statement: Local Board candidates make 24 hour pledge
In an Auckland first, Roskill Community Voice candidates standing for the Puketapapa Local Board are making a pledge to work at least twenty four hours per week if elected to the Board. “The Local Board role is an important community governance position, yet there is little in the way of formal accountability for whether elected…
Media statement: Three Kings Cover-up: Council staff refuse to act on Council resolution
On the day of a major community meeting about the Three Kings Quarry case, Roskill Community Voice members of the Puketapapa Local Board are expressing grave concerns after the Council organisation refused to act on a legitimate Local Board resolution seeking planning advice about the Three Kings quarry case. “In a democracy, it is fundamental…
Triennium Accountability Stats for Puketapapa Local Board
A handy graphic we’ve done up collating the turnout of the six sitting board members to board meetings and workshops over the period since they were elected in 2013. Roskill Community Voice members are in red.
Playground upgrades
Over the last six years Roskill Community Voice has pushed for playground upgrades through-out Puketapapa. Some of the old playgrounds were around thirty years old, others had been vandalised repeatedly, and many were of a similar design. With 13 new playgrounds, and 5 more to come, Puketapapa has become a much better place to play.