Election 2013 candidates / August 2013
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Council candidates – we have some questions for you!
- The Wellingtonista
- Running for mayor or council in Wellington? We wanna know about it. If you’re a candidate in the Wellington region, we would like you to answer some questions for us. Questions were compiled by the Wellingtonista, in consultation with our readers. You get 25 words per answer, and you better believe we’ll be publishing only […] The post Council candidates – we have some questions for you! appeared first on The Wellingtonista.
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New (temporary) home for Capital E
- Iona Pannett
- Great news that temporary premises have been found for Capital E after their building was found to be earthquake prone. But this is a compromise space so a new venue must be found and space identified for a new indoor play area for the pre-schoolers. Working on the latter issue with members of the community. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Shortage of builders and engineers in the capital
- Iona Pannett
- Anticipated trend and worrying given that a great deal of work will need to be done in Wellington to build more houses and to earthquake strengthen buildings. Will be interesting to see if the Government takes action and puts more effort into recruiting people for these important professions. Photo courtesy of pcc.govt.nz
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Wade-Brown does a Boris and renames Mayoral twitter
- WCC Watch
- On the back of a story on this blog, Nicola Young complained to the Auditor General over Celia Wade-Brown’s use of the @WellingtonMayor twitter account during the campaign period.
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Serial complainer standing for Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- Not to be outdone by the Eastern Ward, the good people of the Southern Ward will have their fair share of oddball candidates with the news Donald McDonald is standing for council.
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Higher earthquake strengthening standards?
- Iona Pannett
- Question The DomPost poses today and I agree. For a long time, I have said that the standards need to go higher. Given the Government has rejected this idea over the country, I hope that they will reconsider this position as they consult on new sections of the Building Act. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Things Wellingtonians Never Say
- WCC Watch
- Not quite a Hitler parody, but no offense to Celia Wade-Brown or any other mayoral candidates .
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Slow trickle of Greater Wellington Regional Council nominees
- WCC Watch
- Just like Wellington City Council’s list of nominations to date, the Great Wellington Regional Council list is pretty sparse less than a week before nominations close.
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Aussie insurance firms benefit from our disasters
- Iona Pannett
- So Aussie insurance firms are benefiting from storms and earthquakes in New Zealand as reported in The Sunday Star Times today. The market at work again but shows need for the Government to show strong leadership in this space and at the very least look into Government entering into the insurance market again. Owners just cannot sustain increasing premiums. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Sitting is bad for your health (even if you exercise regularly)
- Iona Pannett
- More research in The Sunday Star Times today telling us how sitting is very bad for your health.
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Does Council need to be more agile?
- Iona Pannett
- I'm raising the question in response to our CEO's comments in the Pre-election report just presented to councillors.
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Is three or four terms enough for councillors?
- Iona Pannett
- In light of publicity around how long councillors have been at the Council table, maybe it is time to discuss term limits.
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9 months for flyover application to be heard
- Iona Pannett
- Disheartening news that Minister Amy Adams has referred the flyover application to a Board of Inquiry. Members are political appointees and must report back within 9 months, whether this is enough time or not. Furthermore, given that no Board has ever turned down an application before, can we expect that opponents will get a fair hearing? Photo courtesy of odt.co.nz
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Another Lambton contender
- WCC Watch
- As reported earlier, businessman John Dow has entered the Lambton Ward race.
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