One thing which used to frustrate me as Mayor was the way Central Government strode all over Local Government when they decided to take certain action. Time and time again the costs of these decisions were passed onto Local Government to absorb. We have seen it blatantly exhibited here with Central … [Read more...]
The cricket old boys club are at it again:
If there’s one thing which hacks me off it’s a group which has an attitude of “divine right” to anything. When I was Mayor one of the groups which was almost impossible to please was the cricket community. They frequently reminded me that their game was the “Game of Kings”. They constantly moaned … [Read more...]
If ever you thought NZ was too small to make a difference…. think again:
How the NZ Super Fund has drummed up $13 trillion to put pressure on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube giants over livestreaming following the Christchurch terror attacks... I found this article inspiring this week. We might be small and we might be at the end of the world, but when we collaborate … [Read more...]
Local Body Election Forum
Wainoni Avonside Community Services Trust are hosting the following Local Body Elections Forums over the next month They are as follows: CDHB Candidates Forum Wed 27 August from 11.45 am - 12.45pm @ 878 Avonside Drive|MC Hon Margaret Austin Mayoral Candidates Forum Wed 4 Sept from … [Read more...]
27 August Speaker: Helen Beaumont CCC
This week we have Helen Beaumont who is the head of Three Waters at CCC. Come along with your queries about water and when can we expect our cups of tea (or whatever your poison) will be chlorine free. We decided that we would ask CCC how they are going to address the challenges which this … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 27 August 2019
What we would look like if we needed to comply with traffic safety regulations... … [Read more...]
Two legal opinions
Also attached are two further emails: One is the Deloitte’s Report on Horizontal Infrastructure and the other is the legal opinion which we have already sent last Monday. I think we should be promoting this as much as possible to assist CCC. … [Read more...]
Chester Burrows:
I met Chester Burrows when Pam and I went to New Plymouth for the ceremony when Peter Beck was inaugurated as the Dean of New Plymouth. A guy stood up and welcomed Peter, and spoke with great passion about the area and the responsibility to address Maori injustice issues. It was a wonderful, … [Read more...]
I was asked by a mate “what is the Global Settlement?”
The other night I was asked by somebody who had been at the meeting with Megan Woods “what is the Global Settlement?” I have been so deeply engrossed in the document I just made an assumption. That everybody had read it. Silly me. It is a 59-page document which is about as exciting as watching … [Read more...]
EQC has been plundered by successive Governments and this needs analysis:
Cam Preston writes:The 4th Labour Government, and others before it for political reasons, have been removing funds from EQC, which left it financially weakened at the time the earthquakes stuck.To record the immediate requirement of the Crown to return the money they plundered from the NZ public … [Read more...]