Kaipātiki Local Board

Vibrant and safer town centres.

Continue to champion the Northcote town centre redevelopment, with new community building, town square, parks and connections.

Support the development of a business network in the Wairau catchment

Work with local businesses to create more user friendly town centres.

Increase public transport to from urban to town centres.

Work with our local community groups and businesses to provide our youth employment experience.

Support local businesses and town centres by funding events and encourage local employment.

Support crime prevention and local funding of community patrols and other safety strategies.

Support the redevelopment of the Northcote Town Centre in collaboration with local businesses and eke Panuku.

Build covered seating and parking spaces to support food trucks situated near the Eskdale/Glenfield intersection.

Expand youth outreach programs to help rangatahi transition into employment. I am a former participant in one such program.

Implement Media Boost programme to offer growing local businesses free advertising space at local facilities and digital marketing mentorship.

Make sure all of our town centres are attractive and appealing to support local business.

Support local vocational training.

Engage with our youth to support growth, vocational training and youth led projects.

Work with local businesses and community to revitalise run down town centers to achieve sustainable and vibrant communities.

Support the development of a circular economy.

Engage with youth locally, developing opportunities for work, trades, education and recreation.

Support the development of town centres as hubs for local businesses.

Build covered seating and parking spaces to support food trucks situated near the Eskdale/Glenfield intersection.

Expand youth outreach programs to help our rangatahi transition to employment.

Implement Media Boost programme to offer growing local businesses free advertising space at local facilities and digital marketing mentorship.

Start planning for the second harbour bridge to future-proof population growth and extensions of the rail and cycleway network.

Plan to redevelop unproductive local board sites and explore partnerships with the private sector.

Stop removal of street parking until the needs of the elderly, families with children, small businesses are thoroughly investigated.

Support local business centres to be vibrant with funding for events.

Advocate for local business and local employment for council service providers.

Fund and advocate for youth mentoring programmes for local employment.

Plan for the future of our town centres so they are attractive for business, employ local people and boost our local economy.

Protecting heritage buildings for both tourism and historical education and connection to our whenua.

Establish a local growers market day to shorten the food chain, develop local business and stronger community relationships.

Establish cultural festival street parties, celebrating our diversity and encouraging shopping with the surrounding retailers.

Provide more opportunities for local business to flourish.

Work with stakeholders and local business to ensure that more employment is available for youth.

Build infrastructure that will at the end help attract tourists to our area.

Create market spaces that bring together diverse people, provide economic opportunity, and create active public spaces.

Introduce the Young Enterprise Scheme to inspire students, unleash leaders and improve opportunities and possibilities for young people.

Create a youth vocation training centre that provides training opportunities for young people to enter trade apprenticeships.

Engage with youth locally, developing opportunities for work, trades, education and recreation.

Promote live, work and play in Kaipātiki within the context of growing a circular economy.