Government / August 2010
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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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Helene Ritchie writes
- Eye of the Fish
- Johnsonville Neglected by Council.
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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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Andy Foster writes
- Eye of the Fish
- “There’s been a lot of angst from some people in Johnsonville about Plan Changes 72 and 73.
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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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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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What to do with parking fines?
- Wellington Scoop
- After claims that Wellington parking wardens were given ipods and overseas trips to encourage revenue gathering, the Wellington City Council put an end to the speculation – there was just one ipod, and one overseas trip. Both prizes were gifted in a warden’s competition which had nothing to do with how much revenue they’d collected. Fair enough, too. Many employees are offered rewards for a whole range of reasons. But public perception is hard to shake. So, what should the council do? Here’s an idea that’s guaranteed to please everybody. Well, nearly everybody.
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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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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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Communication, non-communication
- Wellington Scoop
- Fifteen days ago we reported that the Wellington City Council had breached its design brief for the waterfront. Because this was a serious allegation, I referred it to the council and invited a response. Perhaps, I thought, the council might admit it had made a mistake. But since then: silence. The lack of response seems to be a sort of guilty plea from the council, which is usually quick to speak out in its own defence.
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Wellington City Council – Little Miss Muffet and Pinocchio
- Keith Johnson
- Just to follow on a little from my previous story about the Te Kopahou (Red Rocks) Reserve and the alleged treasonous behaviour of the voting public in Southern Ward in wanting to preserve its integrity. At the Strategy and Planning Committee meeting that I attended a couple of weeks back, senior Councillor Andy Foster (who is a sort of Pinocchio look-alike Muppet) laid it on heavily that the community owed the Council for the $750,000 that it had spent in purchasing the obsolescent Owhiro Bay Quarry for the Reserve.
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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
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- 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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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 interview
- WCC Watch
- The good people at Wellington.
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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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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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Core council functions
- WCC Watch
- There is an interesting article in the Capital Times.
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Dunne: new trains need to be matched by new attitude
- Peter Dunn - MP for Ohariu
- UnitedFuture leader and Ohariu MP Peter Dunne today said he was appalled by Tranz Metro’s “cavalier disregard” for Wellington’s 15,000 daily train commuters. Speaking after passengers were told by Tranz Metro that it would get them from A to B, but with no guarantees on the timeframe, Mr Dunne said the subsidiary of State-owned KiwiRail “needs to wake its ideas up”.
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Mayor Kerry speaks
- Eye of the Fish
- In response to a recent posting here on Eye of the Fish, and possibly in response to my slightly provocative comment that …. “It is increasingly difficult to write about design in a city which pays only lip service to it,” I’m pleasantly surprised that Mayor Kerry Prendergast has taken the time to add a comment to the posting. In case people have missed it, and because it is, after all, from the Mayor, I think it deserves a little more prominence and so, here it is:
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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…
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- 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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