In an in depth interview by Oli Lewis in BusinessDesk (to whom I am grateful to have these quotes) Lianne Dalziel reported her thoughts on the relationships between central and local government Yes, minister: Lianne Dalziel on the 'terrible' central-local govt relationship | BusinessDesk Speaking … [Read more...]
A columnist’s thoughts on 3 Waters “reforms”:
Stop Press: Looks like the Three Waters Legislation will be delayed until the middle of the year In the New Zealand Herald John Roughan, a columnist, under the heading There may be something dirty about the Three Waters plan wrote: Before this year is much older an unresolved argument from … [Read more...]
An attempt to get my head around the Anti Vaccination demos and who’s, and what’s, driving them
I want to say at the outset that I totally understand, and support, the government’s decision to take the steps they have taken to protect our community from Covid creating havoc in our NZ community. I’m trying to get my head around the purpose of the protestors in Wellington, or in Kramner Square … [Read more...]
In Conclusion
Garry writes 15 February 2022
Today I want to discuss the need for government, both local and central, to be more open. They must share their decision making early and starting to trust us the community. Try telling the truth and the facts rather than spin. It must be frustrating for journalists writing a story to have to … [Read more...]
Last week’s speakers – Community Finance initiatives…
Last week James Palmer and Paul Gilberd gave us a finance 101 talk on the clever structure, Community Finance, they have developed to assist community agencies obtain finance to build homes for the poor. This organisation, which complies with financial regulations, has developed over the past few … [Read more...]
This Week on Zoom – Dr Jean Drage on Future of Local Government
Jean is based in Christchurch and has been keeping a close eye on the politics around NZ’s local government for about three decades now, as a teacher and a researcher. She is interested in the issues of political representation and participation. It is a busy time for reform right now and much … [Read more...]
Three Waters Feb 2022
Cabinet Ministers attack local government: I am worried by the Government’s continuing inability to be responsive to the criticism of their proposed 3 Waters legislation. This doggedness could impact heavily on their re-election chances next election. They are only appointing people to advise … [Read more...]
We received this response on ChristchurchNZ
The new single entity ChristchurchNZ amalgamated five separate functions: economic developmenttourism promotionconvention bureaumajor events promotionAntarctica promotion. The restructure was justified by an expectation of lower senior management costs, reduced administration costs and … [Read more...]
Response on public transport
We may have been a bit hasty in rubbishing the National response about more motorways. We need to keep an open mind.There have been two more articles recently, both espousing road-based concepts for mass transport. The first talks about a future with fleets of electric autonomous vehicles on … [Read more...]
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