Government / Elections 2010
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Signs and smiles and a quick consent
- 10 Mar 2010
- Wellington Scoop
- This is Wellington City Council election year and it will not be long before our urban landscape is littered with hoardings with extravagant smiles backed by even more extravagant promises.
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This Wellington Scoop newsitem has 7 comments.
- ‘ChangeAndHope – yes there are two Council appointees of the six directors on the Airport Board, the Mayor and a non councillor director. Council directors are therefore obviously the minority. In the normal way in which a company operates we are also no’
- ‘A dull head among windy spaces. Signs are taken for wonders. ‘We would see a sign’ - Gerontian.’
- ‘The WCC owns 34% shares of the airport and members of the WCC sit on the Board of Directors of the airport. To say that this was not done in consultation with the WCC does not sound convincing. If you look at the debate that is going on in Facebook: http’
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Mayor Prendergast to stand for 4th term; poll shows only minority support
- 3 Mar 2010
- Wellington Scoop
- Reporting that Kerry Prendergast has decided to stand again for the mayoralty in the October elections, the DomPost today decided to poll its online readers about her popularity.
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This Wellington Scoop newsitem has 10 comments.
- ‘@Celia Ward RE: Where is the Ice Rink, Kerry? Get with it people, we don’t want this kind of rubbish. Vote http://jackyanformayor.org/ and get some meaningful action.’
- ‘Hard working maybe, but how much has it cost the average ratepayer for so many of her failed grandiose schemes. To name a few: V8 street car race, Te Raekaihau Point, Ambulance Building resiting, and so it goes on. Would be an interesting exercise t’
- ‘Had the council educated the public on how to correctly use the STV voting system in 2007, Ms Prendergast would never have been re-elected. Wellington needs a Mayor who represents the people, not the corporations.’
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The 2010 mayoral election is about job creation and transparency
- 2 Jan 2010
- Your Wellington
- The Fairfax Press has been talking about how Wellingtonians are expected to bail out some loss-makers, such as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Vet for mayor
- 25 Nov 2009
- Capital Times
- WHEN she’s grumpy at him, Allan Probert’s wife calls him a “politician”. The dig may become the truth if Probert is successful in his bid to become Wellington City Mayor at the next election.
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Bob’s back
- 18 Nov 2009
- Eye of the Fish
- You may well have noticed already, but an interesting little spat is brewing to enliven the local body elections next year. Apparently, the Mayor Her Worship Kerry Prendergast is being persuaded to run again, as no valid alternatives are coming forward. I find that hard to believe, and note with interest that Bob Jones, as part of Vibrant Wellington, is making moves.
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Celia Wade-Brown standing for Mayor in 2010
- 11 Jul 2009
- Wellington Greens
- Celia Wade-Brown is a Wellington City Councillor and Environment Portfolio Leader.
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