The essence of the case for a Unitary Council for Waiheke The essential assertion of the ‘Our Waiheke’ case is that it is highly likely that Waiheke Island would be better governed separately than under the current arrangements. The Waiheke Island community has a different focus and very different aspirations to those of greater Auckland…
Below is John Meeuwsen’s open letter to the Local Government Commission The decision by Commissioners to treat the Our Waiheke’s application as an ‘alternative’ application for the affected area determined for the North Rodney reorganisation application process’ is potentiaĺly very disadvantageous to both North Rodney’s and Waiheke’s applications. It also begs legal questions which may…
18 March 2016 John Meeuwsen Tena koe, Thank you for your letter of 7 December 2015, submitting a reorganisation application on behalf of Our Waiheke seeking the establishment of a unitary authority for Waiheke Island and its immediate surrounds. Further to your phone conversation with Rewi Henderson, Lead Advisor, Reorganisation, on 10…
It’s official! Our Waiheke has lodged an application with the Local Government Commission to form a Waiheke Unitary Council. The application is available below. What happens now? This is just the start of the process and now the LGC will look at the application and check that it has all the required sections, is not…
Auckland Council is not yet ‘fit for purpose’ and in some areas appears out of control, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce in a submission on a new 10-year budget. “In a real sense Auckland is at a crossroads,” chamber of commerce chief executive Michael Barnett said. “One road has us continuing to jolt along a…
John Meeuwsen speaking on National Radio regarding Our Waiheke getting 1,700 petitions and forging ahead with an application to the LGC.
John Meeuwsen was interviewed on Radio New Zealand on the 6th of July 2015 discussing de-amalgamation of Waiheke Island from Auckland Council.
Here is the direct link to the audio on Radio New Zealand.
Letter sent to Len Brown on the 2nd of February 2015 Dear Len, You may have been advised that I intend to lead a process of exploring the idea of a separate District Council for Waiheke. I would like to emphasise that in conducting this campaign I will work to limit criticism of the performance…
A lively public meeting at the Omiha Memorial Hall with 40 Rocky Bay residents on Sunday 17 May was the last in the current series of meetings the ‘Our Waiheke’ team has held on the island. Some 400 Waiheke residents have now taken part in meetings debating the pros and cons of establishing a Waiheke…
