The Onehunga Business Association vigorously lobbies for improvements to the Onehunga area, economic benefits for local businesses and sound thinking from Government, Council and Local Boards.
OBA submission to Auckland Council's Auckland Plan
December 2011: OBA's Presentation to Auckland Council, further to Submission to Auckland Plan
October 2011: includes submission on Effect on the Auckland Plan of the National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission (NPSET)
OBA submission to Auckland Council's Economic Development Plan
October 2011: Includes comment on development of SH20, Neilson Street / Church Street, Developing a lively / vibrant precinct community; Being economically competitive; Connecting communities; Greening the city and protecting our heritage; Onehunga Town Centre Upgrade; Over head Voltage lines; Cycleway/Walkway; Local events and regional events; Rail to airport; Equity of spending to rates received; Public transport; and management and restoration of Manukau Harbour.
OBA submission to Auckland Council's Draft Business Improvement District Policy
October 2011: Submission here
OBA submissions on Auckland Supercity
February 2010: Presentation to Select Committee on Auckland Governance Bill
"Maungakiekie is critical to the future growth of Auckland in all relevant areas. Failure to address an effective means of governance will negate the potential of Auckland, somethingwhich the reorganization of the Auckland Councils has as its prime goal.
All decisions that will affect the community can and will be made behind doors andannounced afterward the people responsible for these decisions have no responsibility back to the owners – the community.
The reason changes to Auckland City was supported by the Onehunga Business Associationwas the chance to change the focus from bureaucracy back to local governance withresponsibility being given back to local neighbourhoods/communities. Over the last 12months the outlined changes will strip Onehunga of it local representation in the form ofCouncillor local board and this community’s ability to have any say in its present and future.
Everything Onehunga has achieved recently has been due to a lot of advocacy and basically we have had to fight for every little thing. These proposed changes effectively cut us out andI am scared for Onehunga. Areas such as this will disappear slowly but it will happen as bureaucrats allow what may be okay on paper but will destroy the heart of what makes this and other communities. We have already had instances where heritage buildings have beenallowed to be ‘replaced’ rather than repaired or replaced to a certain look.
We were promised stronger local representation and this has been taken away, stronger responsibility and this has been completely removed and I must say I am very concernedabout what is going to happen to the true heart of Auckland which is not the WaitemataHarbour and Queen St. Look at Queen St and see how many people from the Auckland areaare there because of choice not work and then go out into the suburbs. We are the trueAuckland. Auckland is made up of a collective of communities but you are allowing us to beswallowed up. We are the face of Auckland; we supply and support our local economies."
- excerpt from Summary, page 8.
January 2010: Submission to Select Committee on Auckland Governance Bill
- Seeking to make in-person submssion re Auckland Supercity
November 2009: Submission to Local Government Commission
- Auckland Governance Arrangements: Proposals for Wards, Local Boards and Boundaries for Auckland
July 2009: Submission to Select Committee on Auckland Governance Bill
- Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill Part 2
June 2008: Submission to Royal Commission on Auckland GovernancePresentation Submission
