Thanks to Jean Drage who presented a big picture view of local democracy, and the challenges in getting people involved. This video is worth watching. Some factors that impact voter engagement candidates with a high local profile or controversial issues (these are not easily, nor necessarily … [Read more...]
City Council Transparency
Some pretty damning revelations about the culture at the City Council. Over to Dawn Baxendale the new CEO to sort this, and us to support her to do this. Christchurch City Council secrecy outrageous | Stuff.co.nz OPINION: City council staff are paid by us – the rate paying citizens … [Read more...]
Rosemary writes…
Rosemary Neave on duty this week while Garry is away. A focus on local elections - some musings and Jean Drage into share her wisdom. A couple of things I noticed (apart from my comments elsewhere): Beautiful people seem more likely to be elected the 150 words are important - but probably not … [Read more...]
This weeks speaker: Jean Drage
Jean is going to share some thoughts on the recent elections. You may have seen her articles in Stuff recently (links below). Since moving to Christchurch more than a decade ago, Jean Drage has worked for both Canterbury and Lincoln Universities and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. … [Read more...]
Managing Port Hills Fire Risk
Thanks to Steffan Kraberger for an excellent precis of his research into Spatial Planning for Port Hills Wild Fires. I love the story that he and Di Lucas submitted the idea of this thesis, positing the risk. Three months later we had the Port Hills Fires. Watch the Video here … [Read more...]
Is The People’s Choice Labour by any other name?
Christchurch 2021 (the Precursor of The People's Choice) Isn't the internet a marvel, a website still exists for Christchurch 2021 which was formed in 1995. I have spoken to people who were members of Christchurch 2021 and they say that it was formed deliberately to get the best progressive … [Read more...]
Do we Really Support Democratic Representation?
Are we truly committed to democratic representation around the Council table? Many seem to want more of ‘their’ people around that table. Is this the same as representation? Concerns about water quality and the environment were obvious in ECan voting in this election, mostly in … [Read more...]
Why Politicians and Activists Need each other
Rosemary Neave writes: Garry Moore has often said politics is the art of being able to count to 50%+1. If we have a democratically representative Council or Government, then it is unlikely all will agree. Mostly politicians are forced to make small steps rather than take giant leaps, … [Read more...]
Gary remembers Lesley Keast
Lesley was my Deputy Mayor for two terms. Lesley came from a life where she had been a solo mother when they weren’t treated with much respect, nor were they assisted greatly financially. Lesley brought up her two children and managed financially by working various part time jobs. She became … [Read more...]
“Old dungers” and Wikipedia
Let’s have a Wikipedia workshop on heritage buildings... If you’d like to know how editing Wikipedia works, this will be for you. And if you have an interest in heritage, that’s better still. A few of us knowledgeable Wikipedians will get together to show newbies the ropes, ably assisted by … [Read more...]
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