Elections 2010 / August 2010
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Celia Wade-Brown answers the questions
- The Wellingtonista
- Yay, we have our first response! Thanks to Celia Wade-Brown for her answers to our questions.
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We will ask the questions!
- The Wellingtonista
- Now that we have a definitive list of mayoral candidates, we thought it was time we send them some of the questions we'd crowdsourced over Twitter ages ago.
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On preferences and endorsements
- WCC Watch
- It’s going to be very interesting over the next three weeks to see endorsements – which candidates will support each other and who will give who the nod.
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Election issues: bigger and briefer
- Wellington Scoop
- This is the first Wellington election billboard that I’ve seen since nominations closed. It’s above the empty space at the back of Reading Cinemas, facing five lanes of northbound traffic on Wakefield Street.
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Fisking the Candidates: Eastern Ward
- WCC Watch
- The Eastern Ward of the WCC will be another interesting ward to watch come October 9th.
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Fisking the Candidates: Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- As mentioned on Tuesday, there is going to be tough competition in the Southern Ward with 10 candidates vying for the two council seats, and with the retirement of Celia Wade-Brown (from at least her council seat).
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One last post on Goulter…
- WCC Watch
- Okay, when Jevan Goulter decided to not stand for the Lambton Ward, and instead focus on Whanganui, we were a little disappointed, from the point of view that he certainly would have spiced up the competition.
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Local body politics as a retirement hobby?
- WCC Watch
- The entry of Sir Michael Fowler into the race for the Lambton Ward has got me thinking.
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Third wheel or serious contender?
- WCC Watch
- A campaign billboard for Jack Yan on Victoria Street.
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Threat to Johnsonville property values? Planning changes become election issue
- Wellington Scoop
- The Johnsonville Progressive Association has today been describing a basic fear of property owners whose savings are in their houses. The association says that Johnsonville residents are upset by the Wellington City Council’s District Plan Change 72, which councilors will be voting on tomorrow. It fears that the changes will push their suburb down the socio-economic ladder. And if Johnsonville goes down, down with it will go the value of the houses.
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Competition heating up in the Southern Ward?
- WCC Watch
- A reader has sent us a rather amusing link to a job being advertised in Student Job Search.
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Fisking the candidates – starting in Onslow-Western
- WCC Watch
- In Friday’s announcement of the final canidate list there were a number of people who came out of the wood work.
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Patrol
- Hutt Chick
- wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I arrived at the police station. The others were waiting. I got into the waiting patrol car, and buckled up. I was going out on community patrol in Naenae. Community patrols work alongside police to build safer communities, providing an extra set of eyes and ears. We drove a random route but to some set areas, through schools, up alleyways behind businesses, making sure the streets were safe and providing a visual deterrent for tagging and other crime.
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Meet the candidates
- WCC Watch
- The WCC have updated their page with the list of meet the canidates forums. Take a read here. They are all in the weeks starting on the 13th and 20th of September and we will be doing reminders first thing on the Monday morning.
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Fisking the Candidates: Lambton Ward – Fowler’s Folley
- WCC Watch
- No doubt a few of you will have seen this morning’s Dom Post.
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Who are these people?
- WCC Watch
- Just quickly, are Gareth Morgan (standing in the Northern Ward) and Michael Fowler (in Lambton) who I think they are? If so, that came out of the blue!
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First the nominations, and now the issues
- Wellington Scoop
- Now that the nominations for the October elections have been received, it’s time to consider the issues, and whether candidates are identifying themselves with any of the topics which are concerning the voters.
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Laying a campaign trail
- Keith Johnson
- I am afraid that I have become caught up in my electioneering – such that I have now committed myself to walking every street in the Southern Ward, dropping a calling card in every letter box, and talking in an open and friendly way to those fellow citizens who are out and about. Since I am largely a house husband at present and the boys are at school, my week-day mornings are pretty much free. So the map is a report back on progress so far.
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Final candidate list
- WCC Watch
- Well nominations for the WCC 2010 election have closed and the list of candidates has been announced. Take a read here. We’ll be doing much more analysis over the weekend.
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Lambton Poll Results
- WCC Watch
- Well after a week of very intense voting, the Lambton poll results are in.
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Super Friday!
- WCC Watch
- Well today’s the day nominations close.
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Yelling and screaming
- WCC Watch
- The face of 'Vibrant' Wellington Politics can be an interesting business, but when people think of political scandal, local government does not often come to mind.
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Fields of dreams
- Mark Greening
- But as a coach of a Division 7 football team in Brooklyn, its been a frustrating year with the weather. All to often grounds are closed or games are called off. This is understandable, as its better not to cut the grounds up, and miss out on training or playing on those very same grounds for another 2 weeks or more.
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Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Environmental assistance for buildings
- Hutt Chick
- Eco Design advice is now available for those building residential housing in Lower Hutt.
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Artificial turf is the election battleground?
- WCC Watch
- An article in today’s Wellingtonian has Cr John Morrison promoting his ‘ambitious plan’ to speed the development of artificial sports grounds in Wellington.
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Candiate updates
- WCC Watch
- Nominations to stand for WCC close tomorrow, so expect a lot more news on candidates in the next few days.
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Beating Rate Rises - If you cab afford it.
- Sharon Blaikie
- The WCC has sent out a notice reminding ratepayers of the GST increase in October and suggesting a way of avoiding that increase at least for this year by paying installments 2, 3 and 4 right away. A good idea - if you have the ready.
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The Syntax of Wellington Political Space
- Eye of the Fish
- A quick post today to briefly introduce the subject that seems to have got some people excited: that the WCC has hired Space Syntax to map out conditions in Wellington’s CBD.
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The knight and the mayor – the city elections start to become more interesting
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington election campaign just got a lot more interesting, with a report of a business leader shouting at the mayor during a press conference called to announce that Vibrant Wellington would not be nominating any candidates. It’s a complicated story.
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The Wellington mayoral election: how 17 per cent became a mandate
- Wellington Scoop
- If the first preferences of voters in the 2007 Wellington mayoral election could be illustrated, the photo would be a stampede away from Mayor Prendergast – 65 per cent for all other candidates to 35 per cent for the mayor. The numbers: 33,418 for the others, 17,910 for the mayor. The see-saw was firmly tilted away from her.
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Encroachments Episode Four (Final)
- Sharon Blaikie
- Councillors hearing submissions on the encroachment policy said that they hadn't realised the proposed changes would have on individual ratepayers.
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Single issue ticket fails to find a single candidate
- WCC Watch
- I was surprised to see in the news yesterday that Sir Bob has announced he won’t be backing (*cough* bankrolling *cough*) a candidate for the Mayoralty this year.
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Celia under fire
- WCC Watch
- The Dom Post is reporting that Celia Wade-Brown is being investigated by the council for sending unsolicited campaign emails to council employees.
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Do we need light rail to the airport?
- WCC Watch
- View This Pollcustomer surveys
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Kerry fires open salvo…
- WCC Watch
- Kerry Prendergast has launched a campaign website.
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Tin-foil hat candidate for the Southern Ward
- WCC Watch
- Seann Paurini has announced he is running for the Southern Ward. He is against “the proliferation of surveillance technologies” and the parking enforcement camera car. Oh well, at least he’s got a niche.
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A few quick bits and pieces…
- WCC Watch
- An interview on Wellington.
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4000 Wellingtonians not enrolled to vote
- WCC Watch
- The city council are reporting that 4,000 electors have been removed from the roll as they have moved without updating their details.
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Lambton Poll
- WCC Watch
- The Lambton Ward is already looking crowded, with a few strong incumbents, and many eager challengers.
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Mayoral poll results
- WCC Watch
- I’ve just closed our very first poll, concerning the mayorlty.
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Changing the city landscape: Celia Wade-Brown focuses on the mayoralty
- Wellington Scoop
- Meeting places speak volumes. A fair trade clothing sale at Zeal is where mayoral candidate Celia Wade-Brown is scheduled to be on a Monday afternoon, and so that is where we meet her, to hear her plans for a greener and more sustainable Wellington.
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“I think I’m in the running” says Bryan Pepperell
- Wellington Scoop
- Wellington is at a crossroads, with important decisions looming about the future of the city, says Wellington city councillor and mayoral candidate Bryan Pepperell. He lists Wellington’s pressing problems as council debt, energy and transport provision, and protecting the city’s natural and built heritage. We visited Councillor Pepperell at his home and asked him about his policies, his aspirations and his opinion of his fellow mayoral candidates.
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Its about being smarter
- Mark Greening
- Smart cities attract smart people. And information technology (IT) is the power engine of smarter cities. From an economic point of view, cities have to rely on a smarter, more skilled workforce for competitive differentiation. Wellington cannot afford to have all its eggs in the “home of government” basket.
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bryan pepperell interviewed on Scoop
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- See the interview with text on www.scoop.co.nz
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Andy Foster ‘probably’ not running for mayor: ‘race between Kerry and Celia’
- Wellington Scoop
- Councillor Andy Foster has all but ruled out running for mayor in the upcoming local body elections. But as a long-term Wellington city councillor, he said he would consider running for mayor in the future and it was a job he could do well. And he did have a clear opinion on how this year’s candidates were shaping up: “I think it’s going to be a race between Kerry and Celia and we’ll see how it goes.
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Andy Foster interview
- WCC Watch
- The good people at Wellington.
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A Do Nothing for Cyclists Mayor?
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- With the new trains coming the Greater Wellington Regional Council is reviewing its policies for bikes on trains.
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Encroachments Three
- Sharon Blaikie
- Well for many years the Wellington City Council has charged ratepayers who beautify or build garages over Council embankments or roadside verges anything from about thirty to a few hundred dollars a year.
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Goulter focussing on Wanganui?
- WCC Watch
- As you may be aware, the news of Michael Laws’ retirement from the mayoralty of Wanganui prompted the Lambton Ward candidate, Jevan Goulter, to also put his hat in the ring for Laws’ job.
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Candidate updates
- WCC Watch
- I’ve updated our candidates page following a few emails we’ve received… Updated website details for a few candidates. Removed Andy Foster from the mayoralty race, I’ve been told he is only standing for his council seat, and his website seems to suggest this. Removed Rob Goulden from the mayoralty race, I’ve been told he is only standing for his council seat. I don’t dare question him.
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Kerry’s thoughts on design for Wellington
- WCC Watch
- Without Kerry Prendergast’s campaign being launched, there are scant few things to look at when deciding if you want to re-elect her.
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Encroachments - Episode Two
- Sharon Blaikie
- Sidewalk cafes have graced the pavements of Europe for centuries.
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Its our heritage
- Mark Greening
- Some time ago I spoke about protecting our heritage.
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Question?
- WCC Watch
- Can you really claim to be working behind the scenes, if you’re going to put out a press release about it? Adam Cunningham thinks so.
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A poll!
- WCC Watch
- Okay, so it won’t be scientific, and it’s still very early days, but I thought it might be interesting to see what people think. Voting is open for one week. View This Pollonline survey
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Encroachments - Episode One
- Sharon Blaikie
- Wellington is a hilly place - it's part of its charm - but it doesn't lend itself to nice neat sections.
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Rare duck seen in Waiwhetu Stream
- Hutt Chick
- A rare Brown teal (Anas chlorotis), or pateke, was recently spotted on Waiwhetu stream which had flown in from Zealandia in Karori.
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Core council functions
- WCC Watch
- There is an interesting article in the Capital Times.
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Art, energy and bicycles
- Mark Greening
- Sometime ago I suggested that it would be a wonderful idea if Wellington looked at the Parisian bike solution.
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Two more for Lambton…
- WCC Watch
- Two more candidates have announced they will stand in the Lambton Ward.
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Not quite Wellington…
- WCC Watch
- Okay, so it’s not quite Wellington, but I think it’s well worth a read. Russell Marshall (remember him?) has decided to run for Mayor of Porirua City. Like all fresh, modern politicians, he has set up a Facebook page. Enjoy.
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The Northern Lights
- WCC Watch
- The Northern Ward could be one of the more interesting contests come October with the real likelihood of at least one new councillor from the area.
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A few small goings on…
- WCC Watch
- In lieu of any substantial news, here are a few tidbits… Allan Probert has announced that he is endorsing Celia Wade-Brown, and that is his main reason for withdrawing from the Mayoral race and focussing on the Eastern Ward.
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Light rail – compare and contrast
- WCC Watch
- The Press is today running a story about Jim Anderton (Chch Mayoral aspirant) slamming Bob Parker’s (sitting Mayor) plans for light rail and an integrated underground bus interchange in the Christchurch CBD.
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