All power to super central Auckland?

Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey’s comments that a super-city will favour central Auckland are being backed by some of those in the urban development industry.
Director of Planning Consultants Jan Crawford says the proposed new structure will give power to those already in power.
“The way the Government reacted, it’s really concentrating power to the Auckland City [...]

Citizens ready to take action against super city

About 40 people met with community groups and MPs to discuss the super city proposal and its implications for Waitakere City on Monday night at the Kelston Community Hall.

The meeting was called by Grassroots Action Group (GAG), a West Auckland group formed to enable ordinary people to understand and have their say on the [...]

Students get ready to march against super city

Auckland students are being called on to revive their role as “freedom thinkers” and oppose the super city proposal at a city-wide hikoi on May 25.
At a student hui on Monday, hikoi organiser Ngarimu Blair raised issues such as the threatened loss of grassroots representation for Maori and smaller communities like students, and the need [...]

Auckland’s students gather to discuss super city

Auckland’s university students have been called to a hui today to discuss how the proposed super city will affect them.
Following that, a hikoi (march) is planned for May 25.
The AUT Maori Student Association has called for a hui at Nga Wai O Horotiu Marae (the AUT city campus marae) at 12.10pm to consider the effects [...]

Many people living in Auckland have raised concerns over National’s plan to make Auckland a ’super city’.

The government announced a plan to create a unitary Auckland council earlier this year which will have a vested interest in the success of the Auckland region.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, believes the creation of a unitary council will result in making a “great place greater”.
“Our plan will allow Auckland’s civic leaders to think [...]

Mixed responses to super city from Rodney residents

Dramatic changes in store for Rodney when the district is subsumed into the so-called “super city” have brought mixed responses from residents.

Rodney District mayor Penny Webster says since Rodney is predominantly a rural district it therefore cannot be managed in the same way as Auckland’s metropolitan areas.
“It appears it may be the end [...]