Albert-Eden Local Board

Maungawhau Subdivision
The Albert-Eden Local Board is one of 21 local boards in Auckland. The local board makes a plan for your area and decides on local issues, activities and facilities. It also oversees council services and facilities in your area, including libraries and parks. The local board is made up of eight members. Members are elected to represent different subdivisions within the local board area. four members will be elected from your area. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Albert-Eden Local Board election.

Recreation and culture

From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.

Recreation and culture

From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.

  • Expand the Albert-Eden Neighbourhood Arts programme to support local creatives and bring art, music and events to venues across Albert-Eden.

    Fund and support sports clubs to increase community engagement in sports.

  • Improve affordability by keeping council venues like pools, museums, libraries and community halls free for Aucklanders whenever possible.

    Keep communities safe by improving liquor licensing laws to prioritise public safety and transparency.

    Support local festivals by backing public funding for events like Pride, markets and school fairs that bring communities together.

  • Commit to strong provision and accessibility of public amenities, including green space, libraries and recreation facilities.

    Commit to ensuring sufficient budget is available for arts and sports events, including an appropriate stadium strategy.

    Protect and enhance cultural heritage, including maunga, natural and ecological features, trees and old and new residential areas.

  • Create a library of many things for the public to access unaffordable items with a shorter use time, eg a BBQ.

    Organise community events in conjunction with volunteer groups and businesses to foster community solidarity.

    Build out indoor third spaces for all members of the community to engage with one another.

  • Balance growth with ample green space provision to have places for people to play, exercise and be in nature amid intensification.

    Ensure a range of successful events for diverse communities to attend as building strong connections with neighbours increases safety.

    Partner with and invest in Auckland's community and regional sports organisations and facilities to drive sport in Auckland from the grassroots up.

  • Champion arts and culture not as an expensive add-on to a city, but as an essential ingredient in building an engaged community.

    Fund OAPs gym memberships, as the saving in direct health costs would justify this simple measure.

  • Expand the Albert-Eden Neighbourhood Arts programme to support local creatives and bring art, music and events to venues across Albert-Eden.

    Fund and support sports clubs to increase community engagement in sports.

  • Improve affordability by keeping council venues like pools, museums, libraries and community halls free for Aucklanders whenever possible.

    Keep communities safe by improving liquor licensing laws to prioritise public safety and transparency.

    Support local festivals by backing public funding for events like Pride, markets and school fairs that bring communities together.

  • Commit to strong provision and accessibility of public amenities, including green space, libraries and recreation facilities.

    Commit to ensuring sufficient budget is available for arts and sports events, including an appropriate stadium strategy.

    Protect and enhance cultural heritage, including maunga, natural and ecological features, trees and old and new residential areas.

  • Create a library of many things for the public to access unaffordable items with a shorter use time, eg a BBQ.

    Organise community events in conjunction with volunteer groups and businesses to foster community solidarity.

    Build out indoor third spaces for all members of the community to engage with one another.

  • Balance growth with ample green space provision to have places for people to play, exercise and be in nature amid intensification.

    Ensure a range of successful events for diverse communities to attend as building strong connections with neighbours increases safety.

    Partner with and invest in Auckland's community and regional sports organisations and facilities to drive sport in Auckland from the grassroots up.

  • Champion arts and culture not as an expensive add-on to a city, but as an essential ingredient in building an engaged community.

    Fund OAPs gym memberships, as the saving in direct health costs would justify this simple measure.