FAQs

City Vision don’t believe that trees will be lost –** WRONG: THEY HAVE NOT DONE THE WORK; WE HAVE AND WE SAY AT LEAST 1,000 TREES WILL BE DESTROYEd

• City Vision says it has a shortage of open space – FALSE: IN FACT ITS MASTERPLAN INCLUDES CARPARKS, HARD SURFACES AND TREE LOSS; ALL OF WHICH WOULD REDUCE OPEN SPACE

• City Vision say $30m needs to be spent on this redevelopment* FALSE: THIS IS A VANITY PROJECT THAT AUCKLANDERS CANNOT AFFORD AND DON’T NEED. IF $30M WERE AVAILABLE IT COULD BE USED ON MORE WORTHWHILE PROJECTS

• Is it true that $16m of that will be spent on creating only two new sports fields? – TRUE: THIS MONEY COULD WEATHERPROOF HALF THE 30 SPORTS FIELDS IN THE AREA

City Vision say there are a shortage of sports fields in Albert Eden – FALSE: THERE IS ONLY A SHORTAGE WHEN IT RAINS AND NONE IF THEY PUT THE FUNDS INTO UPGRADING EXISTING FIELDS

• City Vision say this is going to be better for the community – FALSE: WE LOSE OUR GREEN SPACES - $30M, IF AVAILABLE, COULD BE BETTER SPENT IMPROVING OTHER PARTS OF ALBERT EDEN

• Surely City Vision have done an environmental assessment – FALSE: NO ENVIRONMENTAL OR BIODIVERSITY STUDIES HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN. JAMES BROWN (THE INDEPENDENT MAORI STATUTORY BOARD MEMBER) HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF COUNCIL FOR NOT HAVING CONSIDERED HERITAGE AND ECOLOGY FIRST

• But golfers will still have nine holes – GOLF IS AN 18 HOLE GAME. IT IS LIKE TELLING RUGBY PLAYERS TO PLAY ON HALF A FIELD OR TENNIS PLAYERS HALF A COURT