Christine Rose

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Christine Rose is a known supporter of cycling.

Christine Rose is a New Zealand politician, a Labour Party member and a former Councillor of the Auckland Regional Council.

Political career

Auckland Regional Council

Rose represented the Rodney constituency in the Auckland Regional Council. She chaired the council's transport and urban development committee, the top transport decision making body of the council.^[1][2]

In her position, she worked for a more sustainable transport system, favouring projects like a reintroduction of trams to the Auckland waterfront,^[1] improved efficiency in public transport such as bus services^[2] and the construction of a walk and cycleway over the Auckland Harbour Bridge.^[3]

She has also in the past spoken out against the creation of an independent traffic entity apart from the future Auckland "Supercity" Council, believing a unit integrated into the normal Council structure would be preferable. She believed that the "corporate" model proposed does not fit the needs of Auckland - and that from her own experience of the problematic relationship between the Auckland Regional Council collecting the rates, and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority having responsibility for operational matters, she similar issues would occur in the case of an Auckland-wide body.^[4][5] She has however, expressed support for the "Supercity" concept in general, and declared that she would contest the Rodney seat in the Auckland Council.^[6] Rose lost this election to former Rodney mayor Penny Webster.

Christine is also a known marine conservationist. She has led regional and national campaigns to protect the critically endangered Maui's and Hector's dolphins from human induced threats, particularly set-nets, and pollution.^[7] Christine has also been a campaigner to protect whales and their habitat. She is a supporter of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society and Greenpeace.

Parliament run

Rose is standing in the Rodney electorate for Labour at the 2011 General election.^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Tram rides on waterfront options list". The New Zealand Herald. 14 August 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/public-transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=536&objectid=10590663. Retrieved 25 February 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Christine Rose: Go to town on faulty bus services". The New Zealand Herald. 30 January 2008. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10489418. Retrieved 25 February 2010. 
3. ^ "Walking the walk for second time in 50 years". The New Zealand Herald. 25 May 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10574373&pnum=0. Retrieved 25 February 2010. 
4. ^ "Stephen Selwood: One body to drive them all - road, rail and footpaths". The New Zealand Herald. 17 June 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/public-transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=536&objectid=10578842. Retrieved 25 February 2010. 
5. ^ "Christine Rose: Corporate transport scheme bound to fail ratepayers". The New Zealand Herald. 12 June 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-regional-transport-authority/news/article.cfm?o_id=382&objectid=10577883. Retrieved 25 February 2010. 
6. ^ "Rose backs Auckland Council". Hibiscus Matters. 1 May 2009. http://localmatters.co.nz/NEWS/05-09_1NewsHib.html#5. Retrieved 25 February 2010. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ ban these nets and save dolphins say councils, NZ Herald, Tuesday May 8, 2007, Four New Reserves to Protect Dolphins, NZ Herald, 28/5/2008)
8. ^ "Poised to take on PM". Norwest News. 16 December 2010. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/nor-west-news/4461060/Poised-to-take-on-PM. 

External links

• Christine Rose (webpage of the Auckland Regional Council)

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