Last week we had a very healthy discussion led by firstly the mayor of Kaipara, Jason Smith. Jason’s main point was that the proposed 3 Waters structure being promoted by the government failed the test of democratic accountability. To this we would say “here, here”. The second speaker was Lianne … [Read more...]
An interview with Lianne Dalziel on the broken relationship between Local and Central govt
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...]
Last week – Lianne Dalziel
Last week Mayor Lianne Dalziel covered some of the challenges which have confronted Christchurch over the past 10 years and those which face us right now. This led to active engagement by those attending as ideas were shared around the room. It was decided that the Mayor and Councillors would … [Read more...]
This Week – Lianne Dalziel
This week we have Mayor Lianne Dalziel speaking on the 10th Anniversary of the earthquakes and sharing her vision for the future of Greater Christchurch and Te Wai Pounamu. Come along and share your thoughts and let’s start plotting. … [Read more...]
We’re thinking of you Lianne and Robbie:
I’m sure all of the Tuesday Club will join with me in saying our thoughts are with our Mayor Lianne Dalziel, and her husband Rob Davidson, at this time of Robbie’s terminal illness. It’s a sad time, and a time of great reflection as a loved one is dying. It’s a time of celebration of the fun … [Read more...]
Last week’s speaker Mayor Lianne Dalziel
Lianne was the first of our formal speakers on our new “Zoom” format. There were around 70 people on the session. Lianne started with a download on some of the issues which are in her mind at the moment. She then moved onto the perilous state of CCC’s finances as a result of Covid 19 and then … [Read more...]
This week – Mayor Lianne Dalziel
Our Mayor Lianne will be joining us for a virtual meeting. Garry will interview her and there will be lots of time to reflect and feed back our responses. See you 4.45 for 5pm start on Zoom Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/93800140490?pwd=R3lHNTdaOHh5dEs1MFRMSUYybHU1dz09 Meeting ID: 938 … [Read more...]
The Press makes a culturally offensive mountain out of a molehill:
This article appeared in the Press on Wednesday last week https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/119779160/veil-of-secrecy-over-christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziels-apology-to-japans-quake-families#comments. I have been very impressed with how much space the Editor of the Press has devoted to … [Read more...]
This week – Mayor Lianne Dalziel
This week Mayor Lianne Dalziel is coming to the Tuesday Club to give her thoughts on the challenges facing the City over the next three years. We have asked Lianne to identify the sort of issues which the Tuesday Club can address which assists CCC to do their work better. This will be the … [Read more...]