https://wellington.gen.nz/wcc+issues Items tagged with Wellington City Council and Issues. https://www.salient.org.nz/post/gordon-wilson-is-dead-long-live-affordable-housing Last Thursday, Wellington City Council passed what Councillor Nīkau Wi Neera described as “the most pro-housing, ambitious set of amendments that we could”, as the council voted on changes to the District Plan. The meeting saw the council’s biggest break from the NIMBY-ism which has defined housing policy in the city for decades. W after W for affordable housing flashed onto the council’s voting screens. So overwhelming were the wins for affordable housing that Councillor Nicola Young may have been left with a mild case of amnesia, saying “I’m so numb about the district plan I can barely remember what [the amendments] are.” wcc heritagebuildings housing gordon-wilson government localhistory issues media vuw education Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.salient.org.nz/post/gordon-wilson-is-dead-long-live-affordable-housing Salient 2024-03-24T00:00:00Z -41.29099615 174.77030768862403 Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/wellington-housing/ So, a decision has been made by the Councillors of the WCC – let’s hope it was the right call. I’m not jumping for joy,... wcc housing government issues architecture blogs Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/wellington-housing/ Eye of the Fish 2024-03-15T00:00:00Z http://www.livewellington.org/wcc_housing_and_planning_policies With a new Wellington city council now in place, it’s time to examine the views of our new councillors on urban form, housing and a liveable city. wcc housing government issues draft-spatial-plan consultation lobbygroups communitygroups Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://www.livewellington.org/wcc_housing_and_planning_policies Live Wellington - a liveable city by design 2022-10-26T00:00:00Z https://rentersunited.org.nz/lbe22-lachlanpatterson/ Lachlan is running for the Wellington City Council in the Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward The post Candidate Lachlan Patterson answers Renters United’s questions appeared first on Renters United. onslow wcc election-candidates places government communitygroups housing issues Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://rentersunited.org.nz/lbe22-lachlanpatterson/ Renters United 2022-09-17T00:00:00Z http://brooklynscouts.org.nz/2022/06/%f0%9f%8c%bf-planting-trees-in-the-town-belt-%f0%9f%8c%bf/ Several wheelbarrow loads of plants were given to us by the WCC Plant Nurseries to plant in a section of Prince of Wales Park that the Scout group has been working on for the past two years. Last Sunday Grant … Continue reading → townbelt wcc issues government brooklyn places communitygroups scouts Sun, 12 Jun 2022 22:43:52 GMT http://brooklynscouts.org.nz/2022/06/%f0%9f%8c%bf-planting-trees-in-the-town-belt-%f0%9f%8c%bf/ Brooklyn Scout group 2022-06-12T22:43:52Z -41.3061377 174.76507298491072 Scout Hall, Harrison Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.transportprojects.org.nz/current/shelly-bay-road/ We are upgrading the coastal Road running from Miramar Avenue intersection to the entrance of the future housing development. miramar shelly-bay places issues consultation wcc government Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.transportprojects.org.nz/current/shelly-bay-road/ Kōrero Mai | Let's Talk | Wellington City Council 2022-05-17T00:00:00Z -41.2952851 174.8193465 Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://rentersunited.org.nz/spatial-plan-victory/ A City for People, Generation Zero, and Renters United are elated that Wellington City Councillors passed a more ambitious Spatial Plan today that goes above and beyond the original Draft Spatial Plan. draft-spatial-plan wcc consultation government communitygroups housing issues Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:15:28 GMT https://rentersunited.org.nz/spatial-plan-victory/ Renters United 2021-06-25T00:15:28Z https://cityforpeople.nz/p/a-city-for-people-declares-victory A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan, but calls on Central Government to speed up implementation, infrastructure. draft-spatial-plan wcc consultation government housing issues lobbygroups communitygroups Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://cityforpeople.nz/p/a-city-for-people-declares-victory A City for People 2021-06-25T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136763 The Wellington City Council made a peculiar decision last week, unanimously. In one resolution there was a good decision, and then a bad decision undermining the good decision. The good decision was that the Council supported advocacy to the Government for financial assistance for those most in need of rental relief through an income related rental subsidy (IRRS), available to state housing tenants, but denied to Council tenants. The bad decision was that it resolved to begin a process of getting rid of its exemplary award-winning Council housing and to start a distracting and entangled process of slowly but sur housing wcc issues government media Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=136763 Wellington Scoop 2021-06-08T00:00:00Z https://newtown.org.nz/2020/03/20/minutes-of-the-march-2020-meeting/ Minutes of the Newtown Residents’ Association meeting 16th March 2020 Present: Rhona Carson (Chair), Steve Cosgrove (Minutes), Leonie Walker, Jane Patterson, Jill Ford, Alison Borbelly, Keith Powell, Tom Law, Don McDonald, Warwick Taylor, Peter Frater, Effie Rankin, Faye Tohbyn, Lyn Morris, Sam Somers, Eileen Brown, Neville Carson, Kevin Lethbridge, Graeme Carroll, Merio Marsters, Marion Leighton. Apologies: Paul Eagle, Dom Shaheen, Steve Dunn, Martin Hanley, Anna Kemble Welch, Jan Gould + Marion Leighton(for lateness)Noted that Paul apologised because MPs have been advised to stay away from community meetings due to Covid-19 risks..  Rhona welcomed everyone to the meeting. Newtown Festival Rhona thanked all the marshalls and other volunteers for helping. The meeting made an enthusiastic  vote of thanks and appreciation to the organisers for another very successful Festival.Sadly there was one violent event later in the evening; this seemed to be the result of a personal conflict between two visitors to Newtown. The Police and Community Patrol were involved. Don asked what the noise policy is, as he worries about how loud the Festival is.  Tom Law outlined the Council policy. Wellington City Council Consultations Parking Policy.  Consultation opened today and will run till April 14th. WCC had a traveling road show on the subject in Newtown Mall this morning. It wasn’t widely advertised and no one at the meeting knew it was going to be there, or attended.Rhona noted that the policy is very high-level at this stage. We recommend that people look at the material on the website.  The questions on the web site are quite general so Newtown-specific concerns would need to be added in narrative form.Some general issues were discussed.We will consider different things we can agree on, such as further communication with WCC to develop a Newtown-specific plan, and sensible Residents’ Parking areas and fees. Planning for Growth The WCC Consultation Team were to have a Newtown Festival stall but cancelled because they were not quite ready to go.  Next consultation meeting is on 26 March at Prefab – Jane and Rhona  interested in going. No one had any further comment: Rhona suggested reading the web page and keeping up-to-date with progress on the development of a proposed spatial plan for the city.District Plan Review – this is beginning at the end of this year or early next. Water Warrick is concerned that water metres are coming back into discussion.  This has resulted in some suggesting we ‘need’ water metres to pay for replacement of aged infrastructure.A number of views were expressed regarding the pros and cons of water metering. COVID-19 Eileen Brown is working for the Council of Trade Unions developing plans and consolidating ideas for “managing the risk and flattening the curve”.The current situation was outlined, along with common narratives being used to describe the situation and management options.  Eileen described then distributed some information.Marion Leighton (Consultant Physician at Wellington Hospital) arrived during this discussion, having been at a hospital meeting on the same topic. She outlined the hospital’s plans for managing an influx of seriously ill patients and also answered questions. Most important thing is to wash hands frequently and thoroughly, cough and sneeze into your elbow or tissues, don’t touch your face, avoid physical contact with others and self-isolate at the first sign of any symptoms. We are in this for the long-term, so make sure you have a reasonable plan. Emergency Management Discussion Neville Carson outlined his background in Civil Defence (previous name for Emergency Management, and introduced “Wellington Conversations” – facilitated conversations on various topics which have been running in Newtown and elsewhere for several months.Neville is organising a meeting to discuss Emergency Management issues on 31 March, 7:30 to 9:30, at Newtown Hall, using a model based on Wellington Conversations. Circus Performers – Steve informed the meeting that on Wednesday evening (18th Mcaarch) in Carrara Park circus performers will be performing with LED Hula hoops. Meeting ended at 8:58 newtown wcc covid-19 issues water consultation parking law planning wellington art noise hospital people places government health transport blogs communitygroups Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:11:00 GMT https://newtown.org.nz/2020/03/20/minutes-of-the-march-2020-meeting/ Newtown Residents' Association 2020-03-20T08:11:00Z -41.3110524 174.7780368 Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://wellingtonmountainbikeclub.wildapricot.org/news/3163199 In this newsletter:     Race report: WDHS Rd 2 - Karori     Juvie & Duel Slalom Track Opening     South Coast Kids Track Update     Draft Suburban Reserves Management Plan     WDHS Round 3 - Maidstone     WORD Bike-a-Polooza     Escape from Mt Crawford Mini Enduro     Klunkers, Chainless & Kids Bike Dual Slalom     Trail Building Updates Wellington Downhill Series Round 2 - Karori The second race in the Wellington Downhill Series went down last month on the revitalised 98DH aka K-Hole. Historically, racing at this venue has been in the wet, and under these conditions simply getting a bike down the track becomes a game of survival. But on this occasion, Karori turned it on for riders. At the end of racing - Daniel Meilink took out the Open Men category ahead of Michael Mells and Bryn Dickerson. In Masters 1 & 2 - Nathan Timoko and Ali Quinn claimed the top spots respectively. And the juniors were dominated by the Macdonalds - with Finlay taking out under 17 and brother Lachie, under 15. Current National Champ Sarah Atkin recorded a very respectable time that would have put her just outside top 10 in Open Men, and Finn van Leuven also put down a solid time in Hardtail. We’ll catch everyone at the final WDHS round this Saturday, 6th December at Maidstone. Race Results & Series Points Juvie & Duel Slalom Grand Opening Crews and contractors have been hard at work at Miramar of the past months and we’ve recently seen the completion of two new tracks - Juvenile Delinquent, and the Kids Duel Slalom. The sum of these, combined with the pump track and dirt jumps is a great zone for kids and beginners to hone their skills, only minutes from the City. The grand opening of Juvie and the Kids Duel Slalom last weekend was a huge success. About 150 people turned up to mark the occasion on Sunday, including City Councillors and Mayor, Celia Wade Brown. Once the tape was cut, Mayor Celia spoke positively of the Club’s recent work at Miramar and Island Bay. South Coast Kids Track Wins Another Award You may recall that earlier this year, the Club received a Wellington Airport Community Award for its work on the South Coast Kids Track. Well last week the Kids Track did it again - this time at the 2014 NZ Recreation Association Awards. The annual awards recognise excellence in the recreation and leisure industry, and the South Coast Kids Track was named Most Outstanding Project. Thanks once again to Wellington City Council, Trail Fund NZ, Bike Wellington, Revolve Cycling and Southstar Trails.  Draft Suburban Reserves Management Plan Submissions close this Friday 5th on the WCC Draft Suburban Reserves Management Plan. This is the last opportunity members of the public will have to share their views on the future management of Wellington’s suburban reserves - between Khandallah and Miramar (including Makara). This plan will have a significant impact on the future of mountain biking in our city, and the planning process only comes around once every 10 years. So, if you have a few spare minutes and a desire to see the WCC supporting mountain biking in our suburban reserves, get in there.   Upcoming Events WDHS Round 3 - Maidstone - THIS SATURDAY The final round of the 2014 Wellington Downhill Series will take place THIS SATURDAY, 6th December at Maidstone, Upper Hutt. Check the WMTBC website for details and online registration. Online registration closes Friday, 5pm. Enter online >> The Club would also like to welcome Adrenaline MTB as the event’s major sponsor. **VOLUNTEERS** Race marshals and drivers are urgently needed for this event. We greatly appreciate any help offered. If interested - please contact events@wmtbc.org.nz. WORD Bike-a-Polooza - Sunday Dec 7th This Sunday at the Wainuiomata Trails - WORD invites you to join them for the first Bike-a-Polooza - New Zealand's best, super fun, and raddest kids mountain bike event ever! There will be four great courses to choose from on the day - so something for all the 3-17 year olds. Cost: $15 individual, $40 family of 3 kids. For more info and online registration check out WORD Bike-a-Polooza Escape from Mt Crawford Mini Enduro - Jan 19th, 2015 The third annual Escape from Mt Crawford Mini Enduro is upcoming - Wellington Anniversary weekend, January 19th. We’ve run the annual fundraiser for the Miramar Track Project for the past couple of years, and 2015 will undoubtedly be the biggest yet. As per last year, we’ll be running two classes - Misdemeanor and Felony, plus the Sufferfest hill climb, and we’re throwing in a Kids Mini D for the little rippers. Also, in breaking news - Yeastie Boys have just come on board as a sponsor. This is great news if you like beer.   Online entries opening later this month Event Details >> Klunkers, Chainless & Kids Bike Dual Slalom - Jan 24th, 2015 After a successful event earlier this year, Klunkers is back! The aim of the race is simple: dig out your old kit and 90s race weapon, do as many timed runs of Jailbrake as your body (or bike) will permit within 2 ½ hours, and heckle like you’ve never heckled. There will be four categories: Klunkers, Chainless, proKlunkers and Klunkers (under 12), and an additional Kids Bike Dual Slalom race. Entry is by donation of old (useful) bike parts, cash, or your bike. All proceeds go to Biketech and the Mechanical Tempest. Event Details >> Trail Building Updates Clinical (Polhill Reserve) As you may recall from the last Polhill update, The Brooklyn Trail Builders reported significant progress on Clinical. When it’s complete, the track will round off a grand loop of the Reserve. Most of the track is now rideable, and it’s set for completion sometime during early 2015. Currently, contractors are finishing construction of bridges on the trail, and volunteers are working on approximately 200m at the bottom. Although this section is incomplete, there’s a steep track that can be used to bypass it. The next dig is this coming Sunday, 7th December at 3pm. Details over at Brooklyn Trail Builders. There will be an event to commemorate the official opening of Clinical, tentatively around April 2015. We’ll keep you posted. We would also like to congratulate BTB whose work was this week recognised at the Roll on Wellington Cycle Awards. Mt Victoria Thanks to all those who contributed recently to the Mt Victoria trail user survey. We’re currently compiling the results, but feedback was largely positive. In case you missed it - here’s the full rundown. But in short, the WCC has requested that changes be made to the lower part of the Super D line. The Club, in consultation with trail leaders and the Council, has come up with a plan that involves essentially realigning the trail, from the SPCA south. In addition, the plan includes work around busy junctions to reduce the risk of conflict with other trail users. No major work will take place on Mt Victoria until the new year. We’ll keep you updated.  Want to keep in touch? For up-to-date Club news, updates and media - follow WMTBC on Facebook or check the Club page at WMTBC.org.nz brooklyn islandbay karori khandallah makara miramar wainuiomata wcc councillors consultation media bypass events beer airport rowing cycling planning wellington art people places government transport sport issues blogs mountain-biking Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:46:51 GMT https://wellingtonmountainbikeclub.wildapricot.org/news/3163199 Wellington Mountain Bike Club 2014-12-03T18:46:51Z -41.3133541 174.8196538 Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-office-building-for-waterfront.html Another debate on whether we should allow commercial office space on the waterfront today. I have consistently opposed this sort of development but unfortunately was not supported by my colleagues except for a few. The commercial arrangements will be debated next week at full Council. Photo courtesy of Wellington City Council waterfront planning wcc places issues government election-2013-candidates local-body-elections Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://ionapannett.blogspot.com/2014/08/new-office-building-for-waterfront.html Iona Pannett 2014-08-21T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/town-belts-future-looking-assured/ Helene Ritchie gets a bit of stick on here, so it’s only fair that we give credit where it’s due – specifically for her work around ensuring the future of the Wellington Town Belt. townbelt issues elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/town-belts-future-looking-assured/ WCC Watch 2013-07-02T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/square/ Submissions are due to the WCC on Monday 5 November 2012, regarding proposals for the Design Brief for North Kumutoto (sites 8, 9, 10). Please DO make a submission – otherwise the NIMBYs may stall further work on these sites. wcc planning waterfront consultation government issues places architecture blogs Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/square/ Eye of the Fish 2012-11-03T00:00:00Z http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/04/little-blue-penguins-plucked-and.html PENGUINS GIVEN THE BIRDBack on March 1, 2010 I ran a story with the title ‘Te Kopahou (Red Rocks) Reserve - Experts take on Penguins’ about the battle that was then raging in the Environment Court here in Wellington about an application by the Wellington City Council to rezone for residential use some land at the entrance to the Nature Reserve. penguins planning wcc animals issues government Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://kjohnsonnz.blogspot.com/2012/04/little-blue-penguins-plucked-and.html Keith Johnson 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z -41.3485796 174.7507617 178 Owhiro Bay Parade http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=44162 While almost everyone else is encouraging the Wellington City Council to cut its spending in order to control the rates, one national organisation is campaigning in the opposite direction. Te Papa is annoyed by the council’s decision to reduce its annual grant from $2.25m to $1m. It has responded by launching a campaign which threatens that Wellington “could miss out” if the grant is reduced. museumsandgalleries wcc te-papa-funding te-papa art government issues media Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=44162 Wellington Scoop 2012-04-15T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/06/27/wgtn-2040/ The Wellington City Council has at last started the process of telling you about WGTN 2040, the proposed Vision for the future – 29 years in the future to be exact. It has been a long time coming – a couple of years at least, but this is one of the most important consultations that the Council has ever asked the Wellington public for their opinion on. We would encourage all Wellingtonians to have some input on this – and we would also like to hear your views, so that we can also table a submission from the Architectural Centre. wcc consultation planning government issues architecture communitygroups Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/06/27/wgtn-2040/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-06-26T00:00:00Z http://architecture.org.nz/2011/01/27/on-your-books/ In the mean time - here’s a round up on projects completing, underway, or even just starting off, as there a couple of new cranes that have appeared over Christmas. The big push around Wellington at the moment is of course the Housing Upgrade Project. A number of well-respected practices around town have got a project or two in there - with a total of about 20 WCC housing projects to upgrade, we’re guessing there is some work in there to last for a few years architecture wcc housing government issues communitygroups Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/01/27/on-your-books/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-01-27T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/litigation-mad-wcc-fights-757-tenancy-cases-in-less-than-4-years/ Government report Bigcities showed that 10 of New Zealand’s 12 largest cities have council supplied social housing. wcc housing government issues elections2010 local-body-elections featured Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/litigation-mad-wcc-fights-757-tenancy-cases-in-less-than-4-years/ WCC Watch 2010-10-20T00:00:00Z http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/kerrys-46-million-swansong-causing-blinding-rage/ The DomPost reports that Kilbirnie’s half-built indoor sports centre has a roof producing dangerous levels of glare for nearby residents, and potentially pilots at the nearby international airport. kilbirnie indoorsportscentre places issues elections2010 local-body-elections featured wcc government Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/kerrys-46-million-swansong-causing-blinding-rage/ WCC Watch 2010-10-19T00:00:00Z -41.3173189425195 174.80162238644002 ASB Sports Centre, Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/housing-affordability-survey/ One of the many interest groups who have sent mass surveys to council candidates is the Wellington Housing Trust. elections2010 housing local-body-elections issues featured wcc government Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wccwatch.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/housing-affordability-survey/ WCC Watch 2010-09-30T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=25746 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. liquorban wcc issues government media Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=25746 Wellington Scoop 2010-06-26T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=24725 The Wellington City Council’s waterfront company is keeping the pressure on councilors to pay for two expensive and controversial projects which haven’t yet been approved. By June next year, says Wellington Waterfront Ltd in its Statement of Intent which was given to councilors on Friday, plans for the temporary ice skating rink and the temporary sideless tent “will be significantly advanced, if not completed.” wcc waterfront ice-skating-rink government places issues media Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=24725 Wellington Scoop 2010-05-03T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=24459 he city council phoned me this week. It wanted to know what I thought about its plan for a city-wide drinking ban 24 hours a day and seven days a week. It wasn’t actually the council who called. It was a market research company, hired by the council. But the questioning were more or less unbiased, except when the researcher told me the police prefer a city-wide ban. However he didn’t push the council view. liquorban wcc issues government media Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=24459 Wellington Scoop 2010-04-28T00:00:00Z http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=23177 wcc liquorban sanctuary government issues conservation media Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=23177 Wellington Scoop 2010-03-31T00:00:00Z -41.2917079 174.7521904 Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=979e71a3c71a4a2e800e1794a&id=11ced211ab&e=981b1cacb7 Wellingtonians should comment our Council for staying firmly in the business of social housing provision. Their draft policy for the city’s social housing service describes a vision of affordable and safe accommodation for Wellingtonians in need. It also provides details on the Housing Upgrade Project (HUP) with Housing New Zealand. housing wcc issues government religiousgroups communitygroups Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=979e71a3c71a4a2e800e1794a&id=11ced211ab&e=981b1cacb7 Downtown Community Ministry 2010-02-17T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/fush-and-chup/ Thanks to a very helpful chap at the Council, we’ve got some more images to show and tell regarding works to the Council Housing Upgrade Project. architecture housing wcc issues government blogs Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/fush-and-chup/ Eye of the Fish 2009-07-29T00:00:00Z http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2007/05/manufacturing-consent-in-capital-media.html 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. housing media wcc issues government people blogs election-candiates-2010 elections2010 local-body-elections councillors Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://pepptalknz.blogspot.com/2007/05/manufacturing-consent-in-capital-media.html Bryan Pepperell - Back To The Future 2007-05-04T00:00:00Z