Our key messages

GRASSROOTS ACTION GROUP (GAG)

Our Place, Our Voices

Participation - Protection - Partnership

GAG's purpose is to: 

• Help you understand what the Government’s plans for Auckland really mean.
  
• Help you make your views heard.
  
• Ensure the politicians understand how important it is to listen to you.
  

GAG believes:

• That everyone should be able to make a submission to the select committee on Auckland Governance.
  
• That community interests matter just as much as business, and healthy debate can only produce a better solution.
  
• That for the Super City to really work it needs everyone to have their views and needs represented.
  
• That the speed and way in which the Government is forcing its proposals onto Aucklanders is not democratic.
• That public ownership of current assets should be protected by legislation.

GAG believes Auckland needs:
Effective Representation via

• Specific Maori seats on the Auckland Council.
  
• All Councillors being elected by local wards not “at large” (by the whole Region).
  
• The community being enabled to have a real say in how their rates should be spent.
  

Appropriate Powers via

• A Mayor elected at large (by the whole Region) with no more power than existing city Mayors.
  
• Local representation with real power in local boards or community councils spending our money on our community.

Effective working via

• Strategic issues such as transport, water and planning being managed Regionally
  
• Local priorities being determined locally via community consultation
  

Having your assets protected via

• Legislation preventing privatisation of current public assets such as libraries, swimming pools, parks, art galleries, water, cemeteries etc.

GAG will be taking a video submission booth and easy information stall to shopping malls, churches, libraries, community groups and anywhere else we can to enable everyone to ask questions and have their say in a way that works for them.

Help us to help you - JOIN GAG - or book the GAG Stall to visit your community or event.

Email us at westiegag@gmail.com

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GAG is an independent group and a member of the Community Coalition for Auckland: Voices of Tamaki Makaurau