City Vision

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City Vision
Founded	1998
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
Colors	Red and green
Auckland Council[1]	2 / 21
Auckland Local Board Members[2]	10 / 149
Auckland District Health Board	3 / 21
Auckland City Licensing trusts	3 / 35
Website
cityvision.org.nz

City Vision is a centre-left coalition of two political parties, the New Zealand Labour Party and the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, and community independents who contest Auckland Council (and previously Auckland City and Auckland Regional Council) elections every three years. They have usually caucused in affiliation with Labour Party councillors and progressive independents.

History[]

City Vision originated in 1998^[3] with a view to contesting and challenging the Citizens and Ratepayers Association (C&R) which had dominated control of the Auckland City Council since the C&R's formation in the 1930s. City Vision have traditionally held representation in the centre-west and south of Auckland City.

City Vision candidates gained partial control of the Auckland City Council with the appointment of their first leader as Deputy Mayor of Auckland City in the 1998–2001 Christine Fletcher Mayoral administration, but received an electoral setback in 2001 with the election of a John Banks/C&R led council.

City Vision and Labour formed a working majority after the 2004 elections (winning nine seats)^[4] plus the election of Dick Hubbard to the mayoralty, partnering with Action Hobson anti-motorway councillors to form a bloc of twelve out of twenty.^[5] This council term saw public discontent over rates rises and water-price rises, and public anger over accusations of wasteful spending, such as on overseas travel.^{[citation needed]} This term was also marked by infighting inside City Vision, with the deposition of leader Bruce Hucker and his replacement by Labour Councillor Richard Northey, a former Labour MP.^[6][7]

City Vision lost the 2007 elections to a John Banks/Citizens-and-Ratepayers team, finding themselves reduced to three councillors, in addition to two Labour councillors also re-elected.

Richard Northey continued as the leader of the City Vision and Labour bloc on Auckland City's council from the 2007 elections until 2010.

In the 2010 elections, the first for the new Auckland Council, Cathy Casey won a seat for City Vision. Winning candidates endorsed by City Vision were Mike Lee for council and Len Brown for mayor. Labour won another two council seats. City Vision won the majority on two local boards: Waitemata Local Board, which includes the central business district, and Albert-Eden Local Board. They also held two seats on the Puketapapa Local Board under the affiliation Roskill Community Voice.

In the 2013 elections, Cathy Casey retained her council seat for City Vision. Winning candidates endorsed by City Vision were Mike Lee for council and Len Brown for mayor. City Vision and affiliates held the majority on three local boards: the majority was maintained on the Waitemata and Albert-Eden local boards while City Vision members gained a majority on the Puketapapa local board under the affiliation Roskill Community Voice.

In 2016, City Vision called for a total review of local voting, including evaluation of online voting feasibility and a single polling day.^[8]

Auckland local elections[]

Current representatives[]

Councillors[]

City Vision candidates who were elected as ward councillors in 2016:^[12]

• Cathy Casey – Albert-Eden-Roskill Ward

Local boards[]

City Vision candidates who were elected as local board members in 2016^[13] or in a subsequent by-election:

• Peter Haynes – Albert-Eden Local Board
• Margi Watson – Albert-Eden Local Board
• Jessica Rose – Albert-Eden Local Board
• Glenda Fryer – Albert-Eden Local Board
• Graeme Easte – Albert-Eden Local Board
• Pippa Coom – Waitematā Local Board
• Shale Chambers – Waitematā Local Board
• Adriana Christie – Waitematā Local Board
• Richard Northey – Waitematā Local Board
• Denise Roche – Waitematā Local Boardⁿ¹
• Vernon Tava – Waitemata Local Board

ⁿ¹Mark Davey, Auckland Future, was an original board member but resigned effective 16 October 2017. Denise Roche was elected in a by-election held on 17 February 2018 to fill the vacancy.^[14]

References[]

External links[]

• City Vision official website