Local Board Survey: Waitakere Ranges

The New Zealand Herald has surveyed the 21 local boards to see how they are getting on after six months of the Super City.

The Herald asked the chairs of the local boards six questions and to score the first four questions out of 10. Not all boards gave a score.

Here are the responses from Denise Yates, chairwoman of the Waitakere Ranges board.

1. After six months, how well is the local board model working for your community?

Score: 5/10


2. How are things going between your local board and the Auckland Council governing body)?

Score: 5/10


3. How are things going between your local board and the CCOs?

Score: 2/10


4. Do you think local boards are living up to the promise of empowering communities?

Score: 5/10


5. What improvements would you like to see made to the local board model? (No score required)

We need clarity on delegations, what money we will have available for discretionary funds, better understanding of who we need to go to for answers, more equality of information, (we want the same info in the same timeframe as the Governing Body)