North Shore City Council

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams will hold Councillors, Local Board Members and CCO Directors in the new Auckland Council to account, if elected the new Mayor of Auckland.

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NORTH SHORE CITY —   The final piece in the jigsaw of Mairangi Bay coastal real estate necessary to complete a new public reserve on the beachfront has been purchased, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is relieved that Wayne Mapp, Minister of Research, Science and Technology has announced a $250,000 Government fund over two years to research toxic slugs in the Hauraki Gulf.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — "North Shore City Councillor Chris Darby deliberately walked out of a council meeting of North Shore City Council today, collapsing the quorum of eight elected members required to hold the meeting," says Mayor Andrew Williams.

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AUCKLAND — "It is vital that the new Auckland Council focuses on priorities and does not allow itself to be sidetracked with airs of grandeur" says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The determination by the Remuneration Authority setting the pay rates for the Mayor and elected members of the new Auckland Council, and for local board members, appears to lack consistency and has overlooked the size and scope of the job, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Government plans for a $40 million expansion of the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health, New Zealand’s world class sports training facility based on the North Shore, to provide an international standard aquatics competition facility suitable for both elite and high performance swimming events and also for local public use was welcomed today by North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The new eight-storey 30 metre high Mount Eden prison currently under construction would not have met been permitted if North Shore district plan rules were applied, due to its proximity to a prominent volcano, says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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AUCKLAND — At a recent meeting the North Shore City Council Strategy and Finance Committee discussed its concerns over government plans for water.

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AUCKLAND — The government’s confirmation today of the corporate takeover of Auckland local government is a slap in the face for Aucklanders, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The government’s leaky-homes rescue package released today is a giant step in the right direction with the government finally accepting their fair share of responsibility for this man-made national disaster, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The naivety of young Sunday Star Times reporter Jonathan Marshall in today's edition is only equalled by his latest poorly researched article which once again includes inaccuracies and deliberately misleading content.

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AUCKLAND CITY — The Herald on Sunday has corrected on its on-line website an inaccurate incorrect quote attributed to me which they printed in today's Herald on Sunday, says Mayor Andrew Williams.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The North Shore City Council has reported to the police the theft of personal information from a council computer, Councillor Ken McKay said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Get on your bike and be in to win is the message being sent to those keen to give cycling a go.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — An independent report undertaken for the North Shore City Council confirms the government will benefit to the tune of over $2 billion from the repair of leaky homes, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams will discuss yesterday’s Court of Appeal decision with his colleagues on the Auckland Mayoral Forum, which meets this Friday, Mayor Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The final boundaries for the Auckland Council and local boards are positive for the North Shore community and provide a good basis for democratic representation, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Blaming ‘Wellington’ for the Super City fiasco is a smoke screen to divert attention from the real culprits, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Numerous community projects are in line to be accelerated after agreement was reached between the Auckland Transition Agency and the North Shore City Council to allow the disposal of the former council works department in Albany and apply the funds to legacy community projects across the Shore, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The super city governance model is fundamentally broken and is pretty much beyond repair, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today when presenting the Council submission on the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill to the Auckland Governance Select Committee.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams says he has been assured by North Harbour Stadium management that the ticketing problems experienced by rugby fans at last Friday’s Blues versus Hurricanes Super 14 match were a ‘one-off’.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams says the new Auckland Council legislation needs major changes if it is to deliver the improvements promised by Local Government Minister Rodney Hide.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — For Christmas, Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson needs to get himself a calculator and the "Vintage Book of Amnesia: An Anthology of Writing on the Subject of Memory Loss" by Jonathan Lethem, says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor, Andrew Williams, is brimming with fresh ideas for the North Shore after attending a talk last night by Robert F Kennedy junior, in Auckland to support the School Aid charity established by former Prime Minister and World Trade Organisation head, Mike Moore.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor, Andrew Williams, is brimming with fresh ideas for the North Shore after attending a talk last night by Robert F Kennedy junior, in Auckland to support the School Aid charity established by former Prime Minister and World Trade Organisation head, Mike Moore.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The Department of Building and Housing, the government’s principal advisors on leaky homes, has denied a leaky homes victim access to reports and advice to the government on the issue because it “may cause homeowners undue concern, stress and worry,” North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has released the log of his text messages to John Key going back 4 months to August 2009 which show there were only three texts in this whole period and no texts at 3.30am as described in the New Zealand Herald today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The North Shore City submission to the Local Governance Commission on the draft boundaries for the new Auckland Council and Local Boards proposes single member Wards and more Local Board members to improve local representation and strengthen the relationship between representatives and their communities, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has put his support strongly behind the newly launched ‘Never Shake a Baby’ campaign.

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Newly released documents detailing Local Government Minister Rodney Hide’s fact finding trip to the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States reveals that over twelve days away he undertook only 10 hours of meetings on Auckland governance, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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Ratepayers on the North Shore, across Auckland and the country may finally be let in on the big secret over the government’s leaky homes rescue package, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — News that the government has backed away from its ‘take it or leave it’ rescue package offer to leaky homes victims was welcomed today by North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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AUCKLAND — With the pre-Christmas party season in full swing, alcohol safety groups are urging employers to promote the responsible use of alcohol among their employees.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams is urging North Shore residents to make submissions on the boundary proposals recently released by the Local Government Commission.

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NORTH SHORE CITY —    The “Passing Go - Promoting Social Well-being in the new Auckland Council" conference held in Albany on Friday could well be a defining moment in the future makeup and direction of the new Auckland Council says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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AUCKLAND — Boundaries for the new Auckland Council and new local boards published today are a good first step and provide a workable basis for further discussion, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — A government rescue package to help leaky homes victims get their homes fixed and get on with their lives will actually make the government a profit of over $300 million, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — New Zealanders are encouraged to seize the last opportunity to view a moving exhibition in honour of those who fought bravely in the Battle of Passchendaele – and to attend a final ceremony to close commemorative events in North Shore City.

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The government needs to significantly increase its contribution to the leaky homes rescue package presented to metropolitan mayors to cover the contribution of the building and construction industry, North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — A recent paper from Local Government Minister Rodney Hide which would allow for more business involvement in council water supply and wastewater disposal services has re-ignited debate about possible privatisation.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — A recent online survey of over 1,000 North Shore residents has shown that many are concerned about local representation and community identity in the light of the local government reforms in Auckland.

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AUCKLAND CITY — "Short term rushed political thinking is destroying our ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to get the redevelopment of Queens Wharf right ." North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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AUCKLAND — "The Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, has plans to spend $1 million on a Super City Show in Auckland Domain to trumpet the arrival of his new super city." says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The government’s spectacular U-turn in dropping Rodney Hide’s crazy plans to gut local government services and starve community programmes of funding vindicates the strong stand taken by residents and community leaders up and down the North Shore, says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams .

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The government’s apparent back-down on their audacious plan to restrict local government to core services will have little effect on Aucklanders with all core infrastructure and services under the ‘super city’ set to be handed over to unelected and unaccountable companies, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Local Government Minister Rodney Hide’s decision to charge city and regional councillors in Christchurch to attend a breakfast meeting to learn about the future of local government is the first of many according to ACT party sources disgruntled with the influence of the ‘sensible sentencing’ wing of the party, says North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The  recent tsunami alerts - and the devastation in the Samoas and Tonga - have delivered a very powerful reminder that we are all vulnerable to a natural disaster, says the North Shore City Council.

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Coverage of the North Shore based New Zealand Breakers basketball team and the NZ Blacksox softball team by Maori Television proves that they are up to the job of providing free-to-air coverage of the Rugby World Cup, North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The North Shore City Council is passing on advice from the Ministry of Civil Defence advising North Shore residents to keep off the beaches for the next hour.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Applications are invited from North Shore individuals, groups and organisations needing funding to support youth projects aimed at developing leadership and fostering talent in young people on the North Shore.

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AUCKLAND — A super city 'Frankenstein' has been let loose on the people of greater Auckland with the passage today of the Local Government Auckland Council Bill, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said.

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AUCKLAND — The North Shore City Council is planning to ask the Local Government Commission to divide the North Shore into three single-member wards in the new Auckland Council.

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AUCKLAND — Rodney Hide’s super city time bomb set to explode grassroots democracy in New Zealand’s largest city started ticking today, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — A moving exhibition, paying tribute to our country’s bloodiest battle, will make its final New Zealand appearance at the historic Fort Takapuna this October – on the 92nd anniversary of the events it commemorates.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Time and tide may wait for no man, but the two will be celebrated together at North Shore City’s annual Heritage Festival this October.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — With summer on the way, now is the time to check home swimming pool safety says the North Shore City Council.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Local Government Minister Rodney Hide’s attempted veto of Maori representation on the new Auckland Council is yet another example of why the Prime Minister needs to consider his replacement in the portfolio, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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Local Government Minister Rodney Hide’s disgraceful attempt to hoodwink the Auckland public with a false assurance that their community-owned assets are safe from privatisation shows it may be time to replace him in the portfolio, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — With the hearings for oral submissions now concluded, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is urging the Auckland local governance select committee to carefully consider the issues raised by the hundreds of submitters they have heard from and deliver a workable solution for the benefit of all Aucklanders.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — From today - Monday 20 July - the new Northern Animal shelter in Silverdale is open for business, housing impounded dogs from North Shore City and Rodney District.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Strong local political representation, all councillors on the new Auckland Council to be elected by wards, and no asset sales were the main themes of the North Shore City Council submission to the Auckland governance select committee today.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Hundreds of basketball players and followers will soon be pounding the pavement at North Shore Citys street basketball competition Street Jam, taking place this Saturday July 11 in Takapuna.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The North Shore City Council has approved the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP), setting out the city’s major projects and expenditure for the next 15 years.

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AUCKLAND — Next month’s $9 million citizens’ initiated referendum offers the government a golden opportunity to put the ‘super city’ back into the hands of residents and ratepayers and to give the reforms the public legitimacy they lack, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.

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AUCKLAND — North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams says that he is deeply disappointed the government has announced today it is ploughing on with its plans for an Auckland ‘Super City’ despite pledges to listen to local concerns.

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AUCKLAND — North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams says his council is ready to move forward with the Government’s new governance plan for Auckland.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Friday the Environment Court released a decision which upholds the North Shore City Council’s planning provisions for the land next to the Bayswater Marina.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has welcomed today’s High Court decision which will open the way for the Wairau Road Pak ‘n Save supermarket to open.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The CGA welcomes the decision of the North Shore City Council to reject a proposed sinking lid on gaming machines and venues.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — A North Shore man has been convicted and fined on three charges in relation to constructing an extra floor over his Browns Bay industrial units without obtaining a building consent.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — As part of the national Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiative, North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams will host the inaugural North Shore Industry Training Graduation on Friday, 14 November, at Council’s Head Office in Takapuna.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Large vessels are starting to appear off Mairangi Bay to begin dredging and drilling operations for North Shore City’s Rosedale tunnel and outfall project.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Amelia Rose is getting ready to go underground for good.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The giant cutting edges of the largest tunnelling machine currently in New Zealand gets to work in North Shore City next month.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams has endorsed an Auckland-wide referendum to provide community guidance on the question of governance for the region.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The giant cutting edges of the largest tunnelling machine currently in New Zealand gets to work in North Shore City next month.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Once again the season of fireworks – and terrified family pets – is almost here.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — Two recent North Shore City Council prosecutions have resulted in convictions.

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NORTH SHORE CITY —  "Today's damage to the Onewa Road overbridge which closed the southbound lanes of the northern motorway highlights the vulnerability and risk to the Auckland Harbour Bridge" says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — The global climate change initiative Earth Hour, taking place on March 29, 2009, now has a new partner city, North Shore City.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore City Council will be hosting a welcome home motorcade for its local Olympians this Friday, September 5.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — In2it is coming up with new ways of combating common problems associated with youth inactivity.

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