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Further information on James Daniels

October 20, 2019 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

I was impressed how quickly Alister James replied to me last Sunday night clarifying the information on James Daniels being the second Ngai Tahu person on the CCC. It turns out he is the first. Here is what Alister wrote:

James Daniels is the first person of Ngai Tahu descent to be elected a Christchurch City Councillor.

Hori Brennan was 1986-89 and was Tuwharetoa, his late wife and through her, their children, were of course Ngai Tahu (Tuahuriri). Albie Orme 1971-74 had tribal affiliations to Te Arawa and Ngati Awa. Both served just one term.

I attended Shirley BHS, James was a year ahead behind me, and David East a year ahead, and I am now 66 years of age. I guess they must be about 65 and 67 years respectively.

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1. Council requests that CCHL as part of its Statement of Intent’ acknowledges that it and its subsidiaries are owned either wholly or by majority by Christchurch City Council on behalf of the Community and it will conduct itself in a manner and make decisions that are consistent with public ownership being retained. Council also expects that CCHL will engage with Council before progressing any proposed significant change to it, or its subsidiaries operating models.

2. Council expects CCHL and its subsidiaries to act as a good employer fostering relationships of good faith and promoting the Object (section 2) of the Employment Relations Act 2000. This should include strong employee and union relationships, support collective bargaining, improve health and safety, and maintain its commitment to a directly employed workforce at LPC. Noting, Council is not supportive of the leasing out of our port operations or any other significant operations involving directly employed staff.

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