Talk:City Vision

Party?

Okay, reading up more on local elections in New Zealand, it appears that political parties don't technically nominate candidates. So, say someone stands as a Labour candidate for a ward or local board, the party is not the one who gets to nominate them, rather, resident electors.

That said, I'm still curious as to the legal nature of City Vision. The local electoral law states that "an affiliation is an endorsement by any organisation or group (whether incorporated or unincorporated)." Is City View legally organized as a registered political party under New Zealand law, or is it organized as some kind of other legal entity? In any case, I'm still not sure "political ticket" would be the most accurate or clear way to describe them. They are either a political party or a political organized of some kind. I'd describe them in the opening sentence more simply as a "centre-left political party in New Zealand" (or organization if it's not a party), and then following that in the next sentences, how it draws its support from Labour and Green voters in those particular wards and boards in Auckland in which it runs candidates. There does not seem to be any formal controlling connection to these national parties that I can find. As a party or organization, City Vision, doesn't seem to be a legal affilate of these national parties. They may coordinate and work together, informally, but it appears that City Vision predates the national parties' direct involvement in local elections. And once each of them has elected members, there is no formal coalition on the council or boards.

I guess this is all to say that for accuracy, it's best someone with a first-hand understanding of Auckland rewrite the lede for clarity and accuracy. City Vision may very well draw most of its supporters and candidates from areas where the national Labour and Green parties are popular but without a strong local brand, but that it's very much an independent political party or organization in its own right. That seems important to emphasize. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Criticalthinker (talk • contribs)

according to their website "City Vision, an unincorporated political grouping, has a covenant with the Labour and Green Parties to strengthen our collective progressive force in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland." Political ticket is the used term for such groups in New Zealand generally. Also like most reporting on them mentions their connection to the Labour and Green parties TheLoyalOrder (talk) 03:06, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

And the Green Party website includes City Vision candidates Michelle Thorp, Connor Sharp and Jon Turner among their list of Green candidates, and describes City Vision as "a local government coalition of Labour, Greens and community independents, working together for a progressive Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland".-Radicuil (talk) 04:32, 5 August 2025 (UTC)