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Paekawakawa - have you voted?
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- We all know Paekawakawa is the most progressive ward in Wellington so let's make sure we get the vote out.
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WCC voting recommendations
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- Here's the Island Bay Healthy Streets voting recommendations for the 2022 Wellington City Council elections First, a caveat - these are progressive recommendations for progressive voters.
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Report card Part II: how the candidates voted
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- Here's how the Wellington City Council candidates say they would have voted on some key issues facing the city I recently published an analysis of how the current Wellington City councillors voted on some key issues.
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We need to talk about Paul
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- Here's why I don't think Paul Eagle is a good candidate for MayorPaul Eagle's 7 years on the council were defined by trying & failing to stop a cycleway being builtWith the campaign now in full swing there's really only three serious contenders for Wellington Mayor:newcomer Tory Whanauthe current Mayor Andy Foster, andformer councillor and current Rongotai MP Paul EagleTory Whanau is the only fresh-face there but looks qualified to do the role and has a very progressive set of polic [...]
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Meet the candidates
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- I watched a two hour Meet the Candidates meeting so you don't have to The Island Bay & Owhiro Bay Residents Associations held their candidates meeting for Mayor, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Paekawakawa/Southern ward on 25 August.
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WCC election 2022 resources
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- Here's some resources to help with deciding who to vote for Spreadsheet: WCC candidate social mediaA list of all the candidates websites, Facebook pages & Twitter accounts.
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Report card Part I: how the councillors voted
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- Here's how the current Wellington City Council voted on some key issues The Dominion Post recently published a pretty good analysis of Wellington City councillors' performance over the last 3 years that largely aligns with my Fab 5 blog highlighting the 5 progressive councillors I think we need to re-elect.
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The Fab 5
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- WCC isn't dysfunctional, it's just diverse & these are the 5 current councillors we must vote back inThis is an important local body election for Wellington.
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Show me the money
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- Money can't buy you the Wellington Mayoralty, but it sure helpsMoney plays a big part in deciding who will be Mayor of Wellington.
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Ain't no party like a car-truck party
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- A classic tale of how car dependency multiplied by status quo bias leads to crappy city-makingA group of six Wellington businesses who are taking Wellington City Council to court over plans for a temporary cycleway from Newtown to the CBD have won an injunction to stop the work until the judicial review can be heard in September.
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A plan for parking
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- The two things WCC shouldn't even hesitate to do to get The Parade Upgrade over the lineOn Wednesday 2 March WCC's Traffic Resolutions Hearings Panel will hear public feedback on the proposed changes to The Parade.
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Fact check: IBRA AGM Chair's report
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- It was disappointing to read the IBRA Chair's report for the upcoming AGM and realise it contains a number of factual errors and mis-representations regarding the current WCC consultation on The Parade Upgrade.
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Island Bay Residents Association AGM
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- The Island Bay Residents Association is holding their AGM on Monday 7 March and if you live in Island Bay or Southgate you should get involved.
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Oops!... they did it again
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- Here comes another consultation on the Island Bay cycleway.
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1,500 days of nothing
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- Friday marks 1,500 days since WCC agreed to upgrade The Parade, without a single shovel in the ground sinceThis Friday (5 November) is 1,500 days since Wellington City Council voted 13-1 to upgrade The Parade.
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Reasons to be cheerful
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- Here's 8 reasons to be optimistic about Wellington City Council's new Bike Network PlanYesterday Wellington City Council voted 14-2 to consult on their new Bike Network Plan.
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An open letter to Wellington City Councillors
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- Kia ora tātou, Listening to all the amazing presentations on cycleways last week was heartening.
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LTP presentation to WCC
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- On Thursday 20 May I spoke to Wellington City Councillors about their proposed Long Term Plan.
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Support healthy streets in WCC's LTP
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- Wellington City Council's Long Term Plan consultation is an opportunity to make our city more liveable, healthy & inclusivePublic and active transport infrastructure is an investment in the common good.
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Complete cycleway network? Rate it!
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- Wellingtonians spend $1.
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Support a WCC voting records database
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- If you are interested in local government in Wellington please support this call for Wellington City Council (WCC) to create an electronic database of councillor voting recordsIf you're already on-board you can go straight to the bottom and sign up.
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The Parade Downgrade
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- At Wellington City Council's Long Term Planning meeting on Thursday they finally showed their hand and tried to kill off Island Bay's long overdue Parade Upgrade for good.
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Cycle-killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
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- Wellington City Council's draft Long Term Plan is a kick in the guts for cyclingWellington City Council has just released their draft 2021-31 Long Term Plan and Budget for consultation and it doesn't make pretty reading for cycling.
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Why are we waiting?
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- What the hell is going on with Newtown Connections and The Parade Upgrade? This is an updated version of a blog written in August 2019: Time to deliver The Island Bay Cycleway has been caught up in the excruciating delays to the Newtown Connections project The latest update from Wellington City Council about the Newtown Connections project tells us nothing new.
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WCC election power ratings!
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- Here's what you've all been waiting for - the Wellington local body election 'poll of polls'Voting in local body elections closes on October 12.
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Vote for healthy streets!
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- Here's the results of the Island Bay Healthy Streets 2019 Wellington local body election survey.
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What we do in the shadows
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- Sometimes it seems that council candidates will say just about anything to get elected.
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Time to deliver
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- It's time for Wellington City Council to deliver on its Island Bay Cycleway promisesThe Island Bay Cycleway has been caught up in the excruciating delays to the Newtown Connections projectThe Newtown Connections project is being delayed - again.
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What now for the Island Bay cycleway?
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- The Island Bay Residents Association's legal challenge failed in court so what now for the Island Bay cycleway?Unless you've been living under a rock you will now be aware that the Island Bay Resident's Association's legal challenge against the Island Bay cycleway failed in the High Court.
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