Government / May 2007
June 2007 | April 2007-
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Financial disaster ahead for Wellington's ratepayers- Bryan Pepperell speaks out
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Mayor Prendergast has recently stated .."The City has $5.8 billion worth of assets. Our debt is just 4 % of our total assets. Council has agreed to borrow up to $20 million a year to pay for new assets." This statement from Mayor Prendergast about the value of the city's assets in relationship to debt shows just why we are heading for a meltdown.
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Wellington has 5.8 Billon of Performing Assets -Yeah Right!
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- Prendergast has recently stated .."The City has $5.8 billion worth of assets. Our debt is just 4 % of our total assets. Council has agreed to borrow up to $20 million a year to pay for new assets. " The statement from Mayor Prendergast about the value of the city's assets in relationship to debt shows just why we are heading for a meltdown.
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Te Rae Kai Hau Point - Keep It Natural!
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- This is my seventh year in the battle to Save Te Rae Kai Hau Point. As seven is a special number I see this as a positive year to do things. It has been seven years where many people have played a part in opposing the shameful proposed Marine Education Centre ( Fish Zoo and Cafe) on this wonderful piece of natural heritage.
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Infill-tration
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- There seems to be a lot of misinformed commentary going on about the changes to infill rules, and some commentators and developers give the impression that the intention is to reduce the amount of infill overall. But the council's news was clear...
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Manufacturing Consent in The Capital / Media Collusion in Wellington?
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- This week in the Capital's politics the temperature rose steeply over the District Plan and infill housing. That was driven by the City's news maker the Dompost with a series of reports designed to give a favourable impression of a Council that has been papering over the cracks of a permissive District Plan.
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David dickens - the new council reporter
- Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future
- The new Dominion Post council reporter David Dickens is the former head of New Zealand's only defence think tank - the Centre for Strategic Studies.
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