by Shirin Brown | Dec 31, 2015 | Board Member Reports, Shirin Brown
Kia Ora Everyone, It seems the gap between reports gets longer but it’s important to me that I keep a record of what the main events were so here goes… October saw the LB submit against the government proposal for deep sea oil drilling off the NZ coastline. Waiheke,...
by Shirin Brown | Sep 30, 2015 | Board Member Reports, Shirin Brown
Kia Ora everyone I had a week away in Niue so missed doing an August report, so am combining it with September. The exciting news is that the Waiheke Library was overall Winner for Commercial Architectural Excellence in the Resene Timber Design Awards and provides a...
by Shirin Brown | Jul 31, 2015 | Board Member Reports, Shirin Brown
Kia Ora everyone, I was away for part of June-July so am making a combined report. Transport Thank you Auckland Transport for more buses meeting the Explore ferry. There are still some issues around service levels and how level that playing field is. The timetables...
by Shirin Brown | May 30, 2015 | Board Member Reports, Shirin Brown
May has been a busy month for me. It was lovely to see a few different projects I’ve been following get underway. The funding agreement for the Old Library Space has now been signed with Waiheke Adult Learning and I’m really looking forward to seeing the space used in...
by Shirin Brown | Apr 30, 2015 | Board Member Reports, Shirin Brown
Board reports are now due for the first meeting of the month which is why you’re getting April’s report so soon after March – but also why I’m keeping it short! After months of deliberation and input from Artworks tenants, the wider community and council...
by Shirin Brown | Mar 31, 2015 | Board Member Reports, Shirin Brown
The submissions on the 10 year budget closed on Monday. It will be interesting to see what the feedback says on supporting increases in rates and or motorway charges or a fuel tax in terms of transport. The dog access survey is open until the 22nd of March and people...