Roskill Community Voice

Roskill Community Voice was established in 2010 as Auckland approached the first Supercity election.

Here in Mt Roskill there was a real feeling that our community had not received its fair share for many years, and that our voice was not being heard on important issues. Many local people feared that this could become even worse under the highly centralised Supercity structure.

Our team came together to address these concerns and to give Roskill a strong voice in the new Supercity. We were also motivated by a number of key issues including the shameful and wasteful forcible eviction of Monte Cecilia School. We received strong support from the local community, and just months after forming, our candidates Michael Wood and Julie Fairey polled 1st and 3rd respectively in elections for the Local Board in Puketapapa.

We are guided by progressive political values and work within the broader City Vision team to achieve our objectives, while retaining our local focus and identity. We want to see an Auckland in which local communities are empowered, public assets are retained, public transport is made a real priority, and our rating system is made fairer.