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- For the rain, it raineth...
  - 30 Sep 2010
  - Sharon Blaikie
  - This Thursday has been one of those days when it is impossible to believe we have a water crisis and not a water management crisis.
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- Our community housing
  - 30 Sep 2010
  - Mark Greening
  - The Wellington Housing Trust sent a survey on housing affordability to all candidates.
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- Can the Candidates do the Business
  - 30 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The new Wellington Employers Chamber of Commerce has taken a low key approach to the local elections this year.
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- Housing affordability survey
  - 30 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - One of the many interest groups who have sent mass surveys to council candidates is the Wellington Housing Trust.
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- Voter turnout steady
  - 30 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Democratic Services have been steadily updating their voting returns page (note: unlike last year, there is no count on the weekends, making the Tuesday returns abnornamlly high).
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- Is it Kerry or Celia for mayor?
  - 30 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The Wellingtonian has done a reasonably comprehensive analysis of the race for the mayoral chains.
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- Simon Marsh answers our questions
  - 30 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Simon Marsh who is standing in the Eastern Ward has stepped up.
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- Back Benches show online…
  - 29 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - TVNZ have uploaded last night’s episode of Back Benches. You can watch it here. Also, don’t forget to vote in our poll… View This PollMarket Research
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- Pay for play is here
  - 29 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - t’s pay for play time. Parents, bring your cheque books. John Morrison and colleagues delay a positive vote on artificial pitches by three months and end up with one pitch, part funded by the private sector, meaning low income families may not be able to afford for their kids to play with the rich kids. At least it’s a result:
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- Here’s Johnny!
  - 29 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - I’d like to welcome Johnny, a regular commenter, to graduating as a contributor for this blog.
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- Who won the Back Benches mayoral “debate”?
  - 29 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - I’m sure many readers were at the Backbencher pub this evening for the Back Benches mayoral “debate”.
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- Artificial pitches or sons of bitches
  - 29 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Tonight, 29 September our councillors vote on whether there are to be more artifical pitches sooner.
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  - artificial-turf
- Voting returns
  - 28 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - As you may know, when the council receives your postal ballot, they then scan it into their computer system straight away, however the votes are not counted until noon on October 9th.
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- Mike Mellor answers our questions
  - 28 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Mike Mellor who is standing in the Eastern Ward has stepped up. 1. You have 30 seconds to convince someone to come to Wellington. What's your pitch? read more
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- The anti-wank candidate
  - 27 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Justin Lester has published a rather amusing last minute campaign pledge of things he will not do if elected.
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- Mark Greening answers our questions
  - 27 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Mark Greening who is standing in the Lambton Ward has stepped up. 1. You have 30 seconds to convince someone to come to Wellington. What's your pitch? Wow, a capital city with the heart of a village. Waterfront vistas, green hills, amazing: coffee, food, art and culture!read more
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- Marcus Ganley answers our questions
  - 27 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Marcus Gangley who is standing in the Lambton Ward has stepped up.read more
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- “Like some tawdry third-rate real estate agent”
  - 27 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - A reader writes… Thought you might be interested in this – Amanda Nicolle has been hammering her signs into verges all over the Eastern suburbs like some tawdry third-rate real estate agent (or maybe one of those dodgy weight-loss programs).
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- Wellington Mayoral Debate
  - 26 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - This week the TVNZ7 show Back Benches, which is filmed live every Wednesday at the Backbencher pub on Molesworth Street, is taking a very different format.
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- Rex Nairn answers our questions
  - 26 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Rex Nairn who is standing in Southern Ward has stepped up.
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- Jenny Brash – after 12 years, where next?
  - 25 Sep 2010
  - Wellington Scoop
  - She has also been an active (and vocal) supporter of the demolition of loan sharks in Porirua, telling a local newspaper “I hate them” and they are “an absolute exploitation”. Also during her time, she has helped start the clean-up the harbour, campaigned for Transmission Gully, and supported and initiated the harbour strategy. So where to from here?
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- Southern and Eastern ward meetings
  - 23 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The Capital Times, bless them, have sent reporters to the meet the candidates forums.
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- Voting advice for the Northern Ward
  - 23 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - A reader has emailed in the attached flier, which has been distributed to voters in the Northern Ward. I have no idea how many have been sent out, or exactly where. Basically, a Mr Graeme Sawyer is unhappy with his three sitting concillors and wishes to see them replaced. He is making recommendations on how that could happen. Enjoy.
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- Phanie Cock for War
  - 22 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - NewsWire have published an entertaining little article about the perennial topic of billboard vandalism.
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- Negative campaigning
  - 22 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
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- The mayoral election: technology as a way to attract voters
  - 21 Sep 2010
  - Wellington Scoop
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- You thought Waterfront Watch were bad?
  - 21 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Well just wait until people like them hear about Thomas Morgan’s plan for a gondola and luge…
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- Bits and pieces
  - 21 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - In no particular order… Kris Price has done a great blog post talking about why he is standing.
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- Super Wellington?
  - 20 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - One of the very few dividing lines between the two Mayoral frontrunners, Kerry Prendergast and Celia Wade-Brown, is the issue of local government amalgamation.
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- 123 for North
  - 20 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Some readers may recall a campaign run in the Northern Ward in 2004 – “123 For North”.
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- Who to Vote for?
  - 19 Sep 2010
  - Eye of the Fish
  - If, like me, you live in Welllington city, you will have just received your voting papers.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Transport questions
  - 19 Sep 2010
  - Mark Greening
  - As I promised, I will be posting answers to questions that have been asked of me when they are published.
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  - election-candiates-2010
- REMINDER: Meet the candidate forums this week
  - 19 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Below is a list, curtosy of the WCC Democratic Services department, of the meet the candidate forums on this week.
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- Draft Water Conservation & Efficiency Plan
  - 19 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The Council is in the middle of consultation on it’s Draft Water Conservation & Efficiency Plan.
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- Dom Post on the Mayoralty
  - 18 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The Dom Post have done a very comprehensive article on Wellington’s mayoral race.
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- Kris Price answers our questions
  - 18 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - We offered to publish the answers from any candidates in the local body elections and Kris Price who is standing in the Lambton Ward stepped up for his "15 page views of fame".
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- Wellington mayoral interview: everything’s fine, says Kerry Prendergast
  - 18 Sep 2010
  - Wellington Scoop
  - Voting papers are in the mail for this year’s local body elections, and Mayor Kerry Prendergast is hoping Wellingtonians will vote her in for a fourth term. When we asked the mayor what she could offer voters this time around, she talked about her proven leadership skills, and told us: “There aren’t any major issues”.
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- A reminder of things I support
  - 17 Sep 2010
  - Sharon Blaikie
  - I support:more resources for our suburbs including artificial turf on our playing fieldsclusters, citywide ultra fast broadband and helping Wellington businesses into export marketssmoothing traffic flows through our city - especially to and from the airportno long term contracting out of water managementa review of waterfront managementbetter follow through of council - citizen communications
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- Opposing Balgownie Development
  - 17 Sep 2010
  - Hutt Chick
  - I applaud Cr Barbara Branch for saying she now supports residents wanting to stop development in the hills above Waddington Drive, Balgownie Grove and Waiwhetu Stream.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- What about ward offices?
  - 17 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The Wellingtonian has run an editorial concerning issues of how accountable our councillors are.
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- Civil defense shortfalls
  - 16 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - We’re not sure of the details, but a reader has written in saying that all the candidates (including the three sitting councillors) at the Mt Victoria forum were stunned by what an active civil defense volunteer had to say about the capital’s state of readyness for “the big one”. If anyone has any further details on what was said, or implied, please email us or leave a comment…
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- Electoral pedantry
  - 15 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - This morning the Dom Post is reporting that Helene Ritchie has been locked in an email battle with council staff over the height of her hoardings.
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- A simple message
  - 15 Sep 2010
  - Mark Greening
  - My message for you is a simple one.
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- 50 posts
  - 15 Sep 2010
  - Mark Greening
  - This is post number 50.
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- Porirua is where it’s happening…
  - 14 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Perhaps in future we’ll expand this blog to cover the local governments in the wider Wellington region.
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- Where do you stand?
  - 14 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The PSA have launched a website “asking for candidates across the country to sighn up to an anti-privatisation pledge” (their description not mine). Where Do You Stand? Given almost no one in Wellington is making noises about it, it does seem somewhat redundant (and I’m sure anyone who is in favour of privitisation will simply ignore the PSA), but good on them for doing something.
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- Reporting from candidates forums
  - 14 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Dim Post have done a highly entertaining write up of last night’s Onslow-Western and Mayoral forum in Wadestown. Enjoy.
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- The people that stand for public office…
  - 12 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - I think we are in a pretty good place with the number of candidates standing for council this year.
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- Reminder – Mt Victoria/Mt Cook candidates meetings
  - 12 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The Mt Victoria Residents Association and Mt Cook Mobilised are convening joint community events for local residents to meet and question the candidates for the upcoming local body elections.
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- The mayoral contest – first round
  - 9 Sep 2010
  - Wellington Scoop
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- The curious case of Michael Fowler
  - 9 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - A reader living in the Lambton Ward has sent in a scanned copy of the leaflet that Michael Fowler is distributing around the ward.
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- First candidates meeting tonight!
  - 8 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The good people at the Ngaio Progressive Association are hosting the very first meet the candidates evening for the 2010 elections. Tonight they are hosting both the Mayoral and Onslow-Western candidates. Date & Time: Thursday 9 September 2010, 7.45pm Location: Ngaio School Hall, 45 Abbott Street, Ngaio For a full list of meetings, please see the council website.
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- Two more Wellingtonista interviews
  - 8 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The final Wellingtonista interviews are dribbling in.
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- Herald on the Wellington Mayoralty
  - 8 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The NZ Herald has done an summary article on the Wellington Mayoral race.
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- Hutt City mayoral candidate Ray Wallace takes a “hands-on” approach
  - 8 Sep 2010
  - Wellington Scoop
  - It may not have got him over the line last time, but Lower Hutt mayoral candidate Ray Wallace hopes using the same approach will get his nose ahead in this year’s election. In what is a two-horse race between himself and Mayor David Ogden, Councilor Wallace has again adopted a “hands-on” approach to promote his visions for the city and to gauge public opinion.
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- Question time
  - 8 Sep 2010
  - Mark Greening
  - I thought I’d post the original response to questions asked of the new candidates and published in Capital Times.
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- We don’t need poor quality infill housing
  - 7 Sep 2010
  - Hutt Chick
  - The last thing residents need is a relaxation in planning regulations as suggested by Mayor Odgen.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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- Bryan Pepperell answers our questions
  - 7 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - Thanks to Bryan Pepperell for answering our questions.
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- Jack Yan answers our questions
  - 5 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - Thanks to Jack Yan for taking the time to answer our questions.
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- Pepperell says more motorcycle parks needed in Wellington
  - 4 Sep 2010
  - Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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  - parking
- Spicing up the mayoral race
  - 3 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - A PR firm is offering to spice up the mayoral race in Wellington by running an ‘Amazing Race’ type competition on September the 18th to try and drum up some interest in the election (and presumably business for their firm).
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- The Wellingtonista ‘interviews’ Mayoral candidates
  - 3 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - The excellent website The Wellingtonista (if you’re reading this site, The Wellingtonista really should be in your bookmarks) has sent 15 questions (crowdsourced via Twitter – that’s how hip they are) to all of the Mayoral candidates.
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- Kerry Prendergast answers our questions
  - 2 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - Thanks to Kerry for sending in her answers to our questions.
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- The colours of billboards
  - 2 Sep 2010
  - Wellington Scoop
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- Wellington.Scoop on billboards
  - 2 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - Well as you’ve no doubt seen, the candidates have started putting up their billboards.
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- Tackling tagging
  - 1 Sep 2010
  - Hutt Chick
  - Graffiti vandalism is a problem for many councils around the world, costing lots of money to tackle, and many struggle to keep it in check.
  - Submitted by tonytw1
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  - crime
- Blogging Before Bed: Amenities in the suburbs
  - 1 Sep 2010
  - Sharon Blaikie
  - I have some problems with the concept of concentrating amenities around major hubs.
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- Al Mansell answers our questions
  - 1 Sep 2010
  - The Wellingtonista
  - Thanks to mayoral candidate Al Mansell for taking the time to answer our questions too.
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- Turf4Wellington
  - 1 Sep 2010
  - WCC Watch
  - A website has been launched to compare the artificial turf policies of the various candidates. It looks like this issue is getting some traction. Take a look at Turf4Wellington.
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  - artificial-turf
- Its about our buses
  - 1 Sep 2010
  - Mark Greening
  - Recently we have heard a lot about light rail, as part of a long term public transport vision.
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