Shore Action
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Shore Action
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Logo used in 2016 Campaign
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| Council Candidate | Grant Gillon |
| Council Candidate | Anne-Elise Smithson |
| Founded | 1 January 2013 |
| Merger of | Team of Independents |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Purple |
| North Shore Ward Councillors |
0 / 2
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| Devonport-Takapuna Local Board |
2 / 6
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| Kaipātiki Local Board |
4 / 8
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| Birkenhead Licensing Trust |
1 / 6
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| Website | |
| https://www.facebook.com/ShoreAction/ | |
Shore Action is a political ticket which contests the boards and council seats in the North Shore Ward of the Auckland Council. They have a strong focus on retention of local assets and investment in local environment, along with a focus on local participation in local body politics.
Grant Gillon, a former Alliance Party MP, and AUT lecturer, along with Anne-Elise Smithson, a Community Development Coordinator for the Children's Autism Foundation, contested the North Shore Ward Seat on the Auckland City Council. The wider team contested the local boards on the North Shore Ward.
While neither Gillon or Smithson won the Council seats for the ward, Shore Action did win seats on the Devonport-Takapuna and Kaipātiki Local Boards, and the Birkenhead Licensing Trust.
Shore Action wishes to retain the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, stopping development on the area for a Marine Reserve. They also wish to stop any developments occurring to the Anzac St Carpark and keep it in its current state.
They wish to invest in various environmental services by increasing volunteer networks, which they believe will aid in pest reduction and the reduction of pollution of bushes and waterways. Throughout the instrumentation of their policies they aim to keep their voters and ratepayers adequately informed. They also have a focus on better public transport, advocating for easing congestion on Lake Road as well as highlighting a need for heritage protection.
To ensure the conservation of North Shore's playgrounds and children, Shore Action advocated for shadsails to be put up over all playgrounds in the area; the protection from the sun would allow the playgrounds to last longer and prevent the risk of skin cancer in children.
Shore Action holds seats on the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board, Kaipātiki Local Board, and the Birkenhead Licensing Trust.
Many of those who contested the 2016 local elections for Shore Action had contested the 2013 local elections under the ticket 'Team of Independents' alongside Grant and John Gillon. Shore Action holds the same values as 'Team of Independents'; Shore Action came as a rebranding of the same issues. Shore Action retains a focus within the North Shore Ward, whereas Team of Independents supported a candidate beyond the North Shore for the Upper Harbour Local Board.
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