Can Raf Manji lead TOP into Parliament? | RNZ It was great to see our old mate Raf Manji in another role other than as a City Councillor. This role suits Raf’s huge knowledge in finance and macro-economics. We had a good turnout on Zoom and Facebook for his talk. Raf followed on from the … [Read more...]
This Week on Zoom – Celeste Donovan
This week we have asked the newest City Councillor, Celeste Donovan, who replaced James Daniels when he resigned from Christchurch City Council. It was an interesting election, and the people of the East elected a strong woman with environmental skills to lead the very part of this city which will … [Read more...]
Protest and Social Cohesion by vivian Hutchinson
THE PROTESTS in Wellington could well be our own Trump or Brexit moment as a country. Already we have seen many faces to this ongoing demonstration. It has swung wildly from Peace and Love to Hang ‘Em High. Beyond the call to end Covid mandates, there is a seething tumble of messaging that … [Read more...]
3 Waters proposed legislation progress this week
Establishment of the 3 Waters Transition Unit: Last week this item came up on RNZ’s website while everybody was distracted with the war in Europe and the demonstrators in parliament: The three waters reform National Transition Unit board will be chaired by Waka Kotahi NZTA chair Sir Brian … [Read more...]
Andrew Turner stands down and the mayoral campaign changed immediately
I guess I was as sad as everybody else when it was announced that Andrew Turner, Deputy Mayor, had decided to flag away politics. Andrew has been a power of strength as Deputy Mayor and an impressive chairman of committees. His advocacy for Banks Peninsula is second to none and Christchurch City … [Read more...]
Christchurch City Council sets its annual plan
I received in my email box before the council meeting this memo: I’m getting in touch to let you know that on Thursday 24 February, the Mayor and Councillors will consider Christchurch City Council’s Draft Annual Plan 2022/23 our annual budget and work programme. The plan outlines what the … [Read more...]
An enlightened Cycleways debate
What a delight it was to read about business leaders in Auckland welcoming cycleways. https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/127765906/the-business-leaders-who-love-cycleways-and-public-transport. The sort of nonsense we hear too often in Christchurch as yet another business owner … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 1 March 2022
Garry Writes 22 Feb 2022
I worked for two central government departments. Often, I found their head offices peopled by young, green, bureaucrats who had no idea about how to implement their academically perfect policy on the ground. I can’t remember how many times I left Wellington frustrated as hell about the lack of … [Read more...]
Last week’s speaker: Jean Drage
Jean gave us a comprehensive summary of where the government appears to be heading with local government reform. At the end of the talk, it became obvious that we must go into great depth on this topic this year. We had a good discussion on “anticipatory governance” which could also be something … [Read more...]
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