Local body elections / March 2014
Local body elections
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Slightly ironic column from the DomPost on the flyover
- Iona Pannett
- Given that The Dominion Post has been such a cheerleader for the flyover, it is curious to know now that they are raising concerns around the Basin Reserve losing its test status.
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Ford spoofs Cadillac with a more realistic commercial
- Jack Yan
- First up, the Cadillac ELR TVC, with actor Neal McDonough boasting about the US’s consumer culture and past glories: And now, Ford parodies it with a far more down-to-earth and realistic message about what we should be praising in the occident, starring environmental advocate Pashon Murray, who runs Detroit Dirt, a composting company: […]
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Shrinking the aquarium?
- Iona Pannett
- Sensible, given the cost, the people behind this proposal are wonderful and have worked hard to protect our marine environment so let's see if we can get this project over the line. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Every movement must have a counter movement - more on the move to smaller houses
- Iona Pannett
- Good to see more discussion on the move towards building smaller houses as costs escalate and more Councils move towards denser housing policies. Architects and builders have the ability to design great houses, the issue is whether the market will make the move away from mega houses and whether policy makers can assist with this change. Photo courtesy of stuff.co.nz
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Mt Victoria News update - April 2014
- Iona Pannett
- As I write this piece, Council is making good progress on protecting the Town Belt.
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Does Tawa need a $20m retail development?
- Iona Pannett
- I'm a little ambivalent on this one after hearing that Rock Solid Holdings are planning a big box development at Takapu Island.
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A belated look back at 2013
- Jack Yan
- I must have had a busy end of 2013, as I never posted my trade-mark summary of the year as viewed via my Tumblr. Here ’tis, better late than never. January 2013 Lucire has a facelift online—by December 2013, this “new look” would be history. Kylie Minogue is on the home page as the first […]
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MH370: the simplest explanations are probably the best
- Jack Yan
- I have followed very little mainstream media coverage of Malaysian Airlines’ flight 370, apart from National Radio. It seems that not paying attention to mainstream media has made me clearer about what might have happened to it. All those way-out theories never held any sway for me. Or the idea about tracking cellphones or […]
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The shame of Russia (courtesy of Facebook)
- Jack Yan
- At the weekend, 40,000 to 50,000 took to the streets of Moskva—Moscow—to protest their government’s actions in the Ukraine, at the Peace and Freedom March. I understand that media called the country’s actions ‘the shame of Russia’. A friend provided me with photos of the protest that he and his friends took, which I […]
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Is solar power affordable? Not sure, advice welcome.
- Iona Pannett
- Some interesting comments from S4 Solar about the role of regulation in terms of lifting the uptake of solar power.
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Quakes good for Wellington economy - seems yes, but no definite proof yet
- Iona Pannett
- The millions of dollars being poured into the Wellington economy to earthquake strengthen buildings is great news for our economy but a warning here.
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Small homes the new norm? Yes please
- Iona Pannett
- A great example of a reasonably affordable home as part of the Hobsonville Development.
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Some great Kelburn architecture
- Iona Pannett
- Always enjoy a walk around Kelburn and nice to be there as part of the St Michael's Village fair. Took photos of these two buildings on the way home. One a good example of some fine public architecture, the other a good example of how to do a house extension well.
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Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Is there a future for playcentres?
- Iona Pannett
- Hopefully yes.
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Wellington City Libraries unfunded? Well yes and no
- Iona Pannett
- The Wellington Library Coalition have been diligent in monitoring expenditure by the Council on our precious libraries.
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New Countdown supermarket for Wakefield Street?
- Iona Pannett
- Would be great to see this site developed, it is long overdue so frustrating that the earthquake from last year has caused delays.
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The holy grail - predicting earthquakes
- Iona Pannett
- Fascinating research reported in The Washington Post which gives some scientific credibility to the idea that earthquake lights is a real phenomena.
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100th Green Star Building done and dusted
- Iona Pannett
- Good news that this milestone has been met with the construction of this wonderful Green Star building. Te Mirumiru, in Kawakawa, Northland is a childcare centre and is owned by the Ngati Hine Health Trust. We need all new buildings to be Green star. Photo courtesy of the New Zealand Green Building Council
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Sorting leaky homes a priority for WCC
- Iona Pannett
- Council is working hard to resolve leaky homes in Wellington.
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Numbers of teenagers getting licences drops
- Iona Pannett
- So who are we building all these Roads of National Significance projects for then? Given Wellington's superior provision of public transport, it is no surprise that the biggest number drops are in Wellington.
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Good news for Wellington property market forecast
- Iona Pannett
- Good to see that Jones Lang Lasalle is predicting a good year for Wellington property owners given that property is such an important source of our wealth. Interestingly in the current climate with concerns around the seismicity of some buildings, Grade-B buildings are predicted to do particularly well.
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