A few months back Queenstown Councillor, Niki Gladding, exposed that the Council was debating the pouring of sewage directly into their local river in secret meeting behind closed doors. She was attacked by her fellow Councillors and removed from all Council committees. Here’s a link to the … [Read more...]
Well done CCC
Unbeknown to us we lived in the Flockton Basin. One day, around 40 years after we moved there, the heavens opened and our grandchildren got a chance to canoe up our street. The water flooded through many people’s homes and some were destroyed. My garage flooded and when somebody pulled the plug on … [Read more...]
Wellington Water – Shortcomings without proper checks and balances
Local Government constantly looks for ways to reduce costs. That's what any business should always be doing. The Councils in the Wellington region created a framework to address their investments in their water infrastructure collaboratively. They named it Wellington Water. Wellington Water is … [Read more...]
Central Government does not understand (or care about?) Local Government
1. Rosemary Neave's letter in Press this week: I support four year terms. However the present proposal to have the option of central government extending for a year is madness.Have they even considered the implications for local government?? I suspect not. If both local and central … [Read more...]
CCC must rejoin LGNZ
I’m not sure why a small majority of the Mayor and Councillors experienced a brain drain and decided to leave Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) last year. When in office I played an active role in that organisation as has most Christchurch Mayors. We achieved a lot for our city by being involved … [Read more...]
The Misguided Minister of Speed
I come from a family of petrol heads. My Dad was a motor mechanic for 55 years. I came to live in Christchurch because the Vintage Car Club scene was so alive down here. Whenever someone in the family talked about travelling from “A” to “B” the first question asked by a family chorus was “what time … [Read more...]
As CCC works on its Long-Term Plan how will it handle future water investments
Regular readers will remember my absolute distaste toward the 3 Waters policy rammed on our communities throughout NZ by the Labour Government. People will be expecting me to be jubilant that the government intends to scrap the badly thought through water plans of the previous … [Read more...]
Dawn Baxendale has left the building…
In an article in Newsroom David Williams wrote about the CE of CCC, Dawn Baxendale resigning from her position. Here’s the article A new dawn for Christchurch’s council after mystery and mayhem (newsroom.co.nz). I recommend that you read it if you have not already. I found the article useful because … [Read more...]
CCHL AGM this week…
I attended the CCHL AGM on Friday. Several times the chair referred to their commitment to openness and the fact that this was the first time that CCHL had had a public meeting to announce their performance in the past year. That is another example of “without a knowledge of history you are … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 21 November 2023
The elected reps will be debating the future of CCHL as part of the upcoming Long-Term Plan (LTP). There have been several attempts over the years to sell the city’s trading assets. Everyone unsuccessful. I am sure this will continue with the current council. When central government sold its … [Read more...]
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