Roskill Community Voice

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Media statement: Renewed mandate in Puketapapa

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 four out of six positions on the Board (incumbent members Julie Fairey, David Holm, and Harry Doig; and new member Anne-Marie Coury). We are also hopeful that Shail Kaushal will also join us as a fifth RCV member of the Board once Special votes are confirmed later this week”.  Shail is currently nearly 200 votes ahead of the seventh ranked candidate, and results are confirmed on Thursday 13th October.

“We believe in active leadership and have worked hard to build a Roskill that is proud, progressive, and prosperous over the past three years. Sometimes that means that we have had to make difficult decisions to move our community forward. Even when people haven’t always agreed, we believe that we have won respect for showing leadership and governing from a strong set of progressive values”

“At this election we say goodbye to retiring RCV Board member Michael Wood who is now campaigning to replace Phil Goff as the next Labour MP for Mt Roskill. We wish him well. We also acknowledge our RCV colleage Ofisa Tonu’u who did not make it on to the Board this time – we are sure that his service to the community will continue in many ways.”

“In 2013, Roskill Community Voice team was the first progressive team to win a majority at the local government level in Mt Roskill since the Second World War. We are proud of the work we have been able to do with our community since then, we are honoured to receive people’s trust and confidence at this election, and we will work every day to make our community an even better place”, says Julie Fairey.

 

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Renewed mandate in Puketapapa

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 four out of six positions on the Board (incumbent members Julie Fairey, David Holm, and Harry Doig; and new member Anne-Marie Coury). We are also hopeful that Shail Kaushal will also join us as a fifth RCV member of the Board once Special votes are confirmed later this week”.  Shail is currently nearly 200 votes ahead of the seventh ranked candidate, and results are confirmed on Thursday 13th October.

“We believe in active leadership and have worked hard to build a Roskill that is proud, progressive, and prosperous over the past three years. Sometimes that means that we have had to make difficult decisions to move our community forward. Even when people haven’t always agreed, we believe that we have won respect for showing leadership and governing from a strong set of progressive values”

“At this election we say goodbye to retiring RCV Board member Michael Wood who is now campaigning to replace Phil Goff as the next Labour MP for Mt Roskill. We wish him well. We also acknowledge our RCV colleage Ofisa Tonu’u who did not make it on to the Board this time – we are sure that his service to the community will continue in many ways.”

“In 2013, Roskill Community Voice team was the first progressive team to win a majority at the local government level in Mt Roskill since the Second World War. We are proud of the work we have been able to do with our community since then, we are honoured to receive people’s trust and confidence at this election, and we will work every day to make our community an even better place”, says Julie Fairey.

 

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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 members put the time in that is required. The Remuneration Authority has based its decision on the appropriate pay for Local Board members on an assessment that at least twenty four hours per week is required to perform the role adequately”, says Roskill Community Voice candidate Julie Fairey, the current Board Chair.

“While most Board members work hard, some continue to take remuneration from Council while holding down other weighty positions, resulting in limited attendance and participation. That isn’t good enough.”

“Of course, just working the hours isn’t sufficient. It is important to be engaged and open minded, effective in decision making, and financially savvy. However, a starting point should be that elected members do the hours they are paid for”

“At the same time as making the pledge, we are also releasing attendance and accountability records (graph attached) for the 2013-16 term which show that Roskill Community Voice members of the Board have all had high rates of meeting attendance (from 93% to 100% for formal meetings) and accountability.”

“We’re proud of our record and the progress we have made building a proud, progressive, and prosperous Roskill. We pledge to do the work required in the next term to make even more progress for our community”, says Ms Fairey.

 

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Media statement: Talented candidates selected for City Vision and Roskill Community Voice

“With candidates including existing Ward Council and Local Board members, a former All Black, a Grey Power Branch President, and a strong young voice from Auckland’s Indian community, the City Vision and Roskill Community Voice candidates selected this weekend, are the strongest teams we have ever fielded in our communities”, says local campaign organiser Michael Wood, speaking after two City Vision candidates were selected to stand for the Albert-Eden-Roskill ward, and six Roskill Community Voice candidates were selected to stand for the Puketapapa Local Board, at the weekend.
“Our talented candidates are as follows:
City Vision candidates for Governing Body in Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward:
  • Dr Cathy Casey, current Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward Councillor
  • Dr Peter Haynes, current Chair of the Albert-Eden Local Board

Roskill Community Voice candidates for Puketapapa Local Board:
  • Anne-Marie Coury, President Auckland Branch of Grey Power
  • Harry Doig, current Puketapapa Local Board member
  • Julie Fairey, current Chair of the Puketapapa Local Board
  • David Holm, current Puketapapa Local Board member
  • Shail Kaushal, recent graduate and Citizens Advice Bureau volunteer
  • Ofisa ‘Junior’ Tonu’u, former All Black and local youth zone manager

“We are focussed on being a strong community voice for the people of Albert-Eden-Roskill and Puketapapa. Our candidates are grounded in the local community and will stand up for the things that matter to local people – better public transport, affordable housing options, care for our environment, and a Council that starts listening to communities instead of dictating from top-down”
“Representing our communities is a privilege we expect to earn. Our candidates will be working hard from now right through to the local government election in October to listen to our communities and win their support. Our communities deserve a strong community voice”, says Michael Wood.

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Media statement: Talented candidates selected for City Vision and Roskill Community Voice

“With candidates including existing Ward Council and Local Board members, a former All Black, a Grey Power Branch President, and a strong young voice from Auckland’s Indian community, the City Vision and Roskill Community Voice candidates selected this weekend, are the strongest teams we have ever fielded in our communities”, says local campaign organiser Michael Wood, speaking after two City Vision candidates were selected to stand for the Albert-Eden-Roskill ward, and six Roskill Community Voice candidates were selected to stand for the Puketapapa Local Board, at the weekend.
“Our talented candidates are as follows:
City Vision candidates for Governing Body in Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward:
  • Dr Cathy Casey, current Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward Councillor
  • Dr Peter Haynes, current Chair of the Albert-Eden Local Board

Roskill Community Voice candidates for Puketapapa Local Board:
  • Anne-Marie Coury, President Auckland Branch of Grey Power
  • Harry Doig, current Puketapapa Local Board member
  • Julie Fairey, current Chair of the Puketapapa Local Board
  • David Holm, current Puketapapa Local Board member
  • Shail Kaushal, recent graduate and Citizens Advice Bureau volunteer
  • Ofisa ‘Junior’ Tonu’u, former All Black and local youth zone manager

“We are focussed on being a strong community voice for the people of Albert-Eden-Roskill and Puketapapa. Our candidates are grounded in the local community and will stand up for the things that matter to local people – better public transport, affordable housing options, care for our environment, and a Council that starts listening to communities instead of dictating from top-down”
“Representing our communities is a privilege we expect to earn. Our candidates will be working hard from now right through to the local government election in October to listen to our communities and win their support. Our communities deserve a strong community voice”, says Michael Wood.