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    • Keeping the Council and the Airport honest, or will Tangaroa have the last word anyway?
      • Over the last couple of months two important developments occurred regarding the proposed Wellington Airport Runway Extension: Its $90m co-funding by Council found its way into the LTP – despite significant opposition against it, but with some very important caveats Nature has shown us on several occasions just how insane the proposal is to put such vulnerable infrastructure into the Cook Strait. In addition, WIAL met with the directly affected residents of Moa Point to update them about the work they’re doing in relation to the airport extension. We will discuss these two points in separate blogs, so let’s have a look at how the Long-Term Plan consultation went first… Despite being touted as a great success by its proponents, with apparently only a ‘noisy minority’ of people opposing the $90m for the runway extension that was ring-fenced in the LTP, this really doesn’t stack up on closer scrutiny. Strathmore Park blog has written about this extensively, eg here, here and here, but it was clear during consultation that both the Council and WIAL got quite rattled once submitters started asking some difficult questions. The WIAL CEO went as far as swearing – twice! – during his oral submission when he commented on the report by NZIER reviewing EY’s economic impact statement  that they prepared for BARNZ, the Board of Airline Representatives. However, upon reading the EY report’s full page of caveats it becomes very clear that the content cannot be relied upon as a fair representation of the truth, not that that stopped Justin Lester from insisting that ‘the numbers are sound’. When the Councillors were asked if they had actually seen any plans or designs so far for the $90m of ratepayer money they were willing to put forward, they looked on rather blankly. It is a sad indictment that you even have to ask a public official if they would pay a builder millions up-front for building their house without having seen any designs or plans, but as we suspected, the answer to that question was a resounding ‘no’. However, despite all of this, and the fact that the submission process may well have violated Section 93B under the Local Government Act as well as there being questions about whether the Mayor and Deputy Mayor fulfilled their own code of conduct in relation to giving at least the appearance of open-mindedness and independence during a public consultation process, the majority of Councillors signed off this mad plan to ring-fence almost $100m of our money for this ‘white elephant’ (according to John Key). On a very positive note, however, our and many other submitters’ strong objections did lead to some extremely important caveats and amendments being included. The LTP now says that the Council will make a final decision on this project and whether to commit funding to construction once: WIAL has obtained resource consent for the project The Council has received and considered a cost-benefit analysis and business case from WIAL that will be independently reviewed. Other key considerations that the Council has said will need to be considered before it makes its final decision relate to: The resilience of a runway extension to weather and climate change The proposed investment vehicle and any revenue agreement Satisfactory airline commitments Funding arrangements for construction and confirmed construction costs The governance and management structure to oversee construction. The Council has also said it will undertake further public consultation before making a final decision on whether to commit funding to construct the runway extension. It is our expectation that it won’t ever get that far as the business case simply won’t stack up, but at least we now have some protections in place to stop the Council from just gifting a private company several million dollars more on top of what ratepayers have already given without setting out some clear requirements first. By the way – to this date, it seems not a single report (other than the EY statement) or progress update has been received by Councillors from WIAL for the almost $3m they gifted the airport for undertaking the resource consent application (back in May 2013 and then again in December 2014), which may be a breach of contract. Presumably, the Mayor would have received updates during board meetings in her role as Director but it does not seem as if this information flowed on to the rest of the Council. This again raises the potential conflict of interest of the Mayor who sometimes seems to take her position as a WIAL Director more seriously than her mandate to the city and its ratepayers. Why has no one wondered about this lack of progress or at least started asking some hard questions before signing off the money in the draft LTP? All this makes it clear that it is really important to make sure that the Council will stick to what it has approved in the LTP in relation to the runway extension instead of rolling over again and doing WIAL’s bidding based on no more than one-sided, overly optimistic and inadequate information and PR spin. It is also really important that all, but especially the most severely affected residents, have a fair say during this process which to date has been intransparent and inadequate. So far, the involvement and conduct of the Council has not led us to believe that they are overly interested in due diligence but we hope that the new caveats will ensure that we are protected against pushing ahead with a project where the main benefit seems to go largely to the airport company, but the main costs, risks and impacts sit squarely on the ratepayers and residents.
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    • Manners Mall submission
      • The Architectural Centre has made the following submission : Manners Mall Carpark on the WCC’s proposal’s for the redevelopment of Manner’s Mall. As you may note from the written and drawn information, we were very much less than impressed. We are calling for the WCC to scrap the current scheme owing to its predominate use of car parking, and to re-design the spaces for the use of people, not cars. Wellington deserves better than this from our Council, especially at such an important, central city site.
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    • Bullshit, says the mayor to her councilors
      • It didn’t seem to be a good day for Wellington Mayor Prendergast at Wednesday’s meeting of her council’s strategy and policy committee. After an amendment to the city-wide alcohol ban was proposed by Cr Wain – to limit its extension to two suburbs where there was public support for it – the mayor instructed the councilors that, by living in the city voted 12th in the world in quality of life, they should “have the guts” to vote for the city-wide ban which she favoured.
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    • Weekly Club Roundup - Saturday 30th June 2012
      • The Olympics start this month – Ardie should go he would be a shoe in for a gold medal! If you missed Ardie’s spectacular try on Saturday you missed one of the most memorable acts of athleticism scoring a try in living memory – details below. Losses for our women’s ,seconds and thirds but a good win under lights for our Colts on Friday night! Over at Cobham Park Stadium our Netball girls went 3-0 including Ories Gold winning the Challenge Round Final and still unbeaten all season!
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    • Weekly Wrap Up (Week 2 – Term 1)
      • IMPORTANT DATES Monday 12 February: Board of Trustees Meeting Monday 12 February – 16 February: Noho marae for 9Howell and 9Kelly whānau Monday 19 February – Friday 2 March: PATs for Years 9 and 10 core classes Friday 23 February: Athletics Day Monday 5 March – Friday 9 March: Noho marae for 9Riley and 9Royal whānau Wednesday 7 March: Western Zone Athletics Thursday 15 March: College Sport Wellington Athletics Day Thursday 29 March: Learning Conversations Friday 30 March – Tuesday 3 April: Easter Weekend Term Dates 2018 click here
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        • Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Record Store Day 2022!
      • Hey, everybody!Hope you are all fighting fit and well, and that those of you who made it down for Record Store Day at Slow Boat 2022 had a grand old time - thanks to everyone for making it so memorable, and especially to Vera Ellen, and Luke Buda & Motte for their wonderful instore performances - felt awesome to celebrate at this strange time!Here are some terrific pics that Tim Gruar was kind enough to share with us from the day - enjoy!!The Slow Boat Crew XX
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        • Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Hataitai Community Recreation Trust - AGM
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > We are please to advised that the date for the Hataitai Community Recreation Trust (HCRT) Annual General Meeting has been scheduled. HCRT is the trust that looks after the Hataitai Centre (former Hataitai Bowling Club) During the evening the AGM for the Bowling Club will also take place. HCRT Annual General Meeting Wednesday 3 August 2022 7 pm At the Hataitai Community House 112 Waipapa Road, Hataitai All welcome. For further details please contact - Sonia Rafter (sonia@hataitai.org.nz)
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        • Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Foster to further career overseas
      • Michaela Foster has informed the Wellington Phoenix she won’t be returning to the club for the upcoming Ninja A-League season. The Football Ferns fullback is pursuing opportunities abroad after being an integral member of the Phoenix women’s squad for the... The post Foster to further career overseas appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
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    • Bill Hammond - City Gallery
      • Assuming you've made the right decision (and are having your hols in February), then we here at the Wellingtonista advise you to get yourself along to the City Gallery for the FREE Bill Hammond exhibition, Jingle Jangle Morning. And why? Because even when it's crappy out, Bill's painting is there for you.
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    • Team Wellington Masters 2008
      • Team Wellington Masters Expressions of Interest are now being called for from all eligible Players. With the World Masters &#038; the NZ National Masters Championships being held in Christchurch in October, this is a great opportunity to be part of your Districts Representative Team.....register now. Click Here….For Poster &#038; Details
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    • Cinephilia: Opening This Week
      • It’s a quiet week for quality releases so you can all go to No Country for Old Men. Alternatively, if you’ve already done that or want a palate cleansing in advance of There Will Be Blood, you can check out comedy-thriller-romance Fool’s Gold at Readings, Regent or Sky City Queensgate.
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    • Khandallah Arts Theatre Newsletter
      • Jo Bean is directing the second major production for the year with The Miracle Worker. The play tells the true story of Annie Sullivan and deaf, blind and unable to speak Helen Keller. Two houses have already been presold for Friday 18 July and Thursday 24 July. You will need to book early.
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        • Cochran Hall, Cashmere Avenue, Cashmere, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


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