Henderson-Massey Local Board

Increase community engagement through community forums on local issues with diverse groups within our community.

Increase engagement with mana whenua and mataawaka with local decision making processes.

Strongly advocate on behalf of the community on issues that matter to them, to the governing body and central government

Support the adoption of online voting and the use of digital platforms to encourage greater participation in local decision-making.

Encourage community discussion of term limits for local politicians, single transferable vote voting and citizen assemblies.

Build a relationship with secondary schools that offer a civics studies option to highlight the importance of active democracy.

More public transparency on council finances.

Engage more with ethnic communities.

Continue to engage with Māori representatives.

Support policies that enhance the visibility of te reo Māori and local mana whenua stories.

Fund ethnic community events that bring people together.

Continue to engage with the community on the issues that are most important to them.

The local board needs to be the enabler and allow the private sector and not-for-profit sector to engage with the public.

The local board needs to stick to its knitting of core services to ensure all our communities are valued, represented, and engaged.

Council and local board need to build a stronger democracy by increasing the number of representatives to cater for a larger population.

Advocate for a fair representation of services to the 30% of ethnic people in our local community.

Ensure there are quarterly stakeholder holder meetings in an open and transparent manner thus increasing public engagement.

Advocate for a transparent board who listens and acts on the wishes of the locals and truly represents them.

Continue to fund events like Diwali, Chinese New Year, Korea Day and other ethnic events which celebrate our increasingly diverse population.

Strongly support public forums that engage with local residents on relevant community issues like transport, environment, public safety etc.

Strengthen partnership between Māori and other kiwis reflecting our country's history as a bi-cultural state.

Support the much loved community ethnic events like Diwali, Chinese New Year and Korea Day celebrations.

Engage with locals so decisions better reflect the community and this increases transparency.

Continue to support our local iwi and strengthen our relationship with them to better reflect the wishes of the community as a whole.

Implement more mana whenua and mataawaka story telling, history, naming, language and cultural traditions in public spaces.

Make our parks, centres, open spaces and public toilets accessible to all in our community, particularly to those who have access needs.

Ensure ethnic, minority and faith based communities are represented, participating and resourced to be the solution for their community.

Strengthen partnership and understanding between Māori and other Kiwis.

Build the planned marae on Te Atatū Peninsula.

Engage with local iwi as set out in the Waitākere ki Tua Plan.

Ensure we continue to engage and hear the voices from a diverse range of people in our community, eg youth, different ethnicities, disabled.

Investigate better ways to engage with community and run the local body elections to increase voter participation.

Continue engaging with local Māori. Continue telling the cultural heritage stories in our area building identity and belonging.

Lack of face to face democracy as Auckland Council too huge; local boards need to be funded to communicate much better.

Support a review of council contracting and procurement as many local contractors are no longer able to tender; support local business.

Value Te Tiriti o Waitangi and recognition of values and Māori tikanga; Recognise the multi-cultural nature of Auckland and welcome more voices.

Continue the monthly newsletter and encourage people to come to the meetings of the board so they can see what the board does.