WCC Watch / November 2013
Welcome to WCC Watch. The idea is pretty simple. Basically, the coverage of the upcoming (Sept-Oct) Wellington City Council elections are going to be sporadic at best. There are a multitude of personalities at play, some smart, bold, dynamic candidates, and some total fruit bars. I’ll be trying to cover everything I can to follow the election.
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Mayor details where board fees to go
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- Celia Wade-Brown has detailed how and where money councillors used to gain from external appointments is going to be redirected following changes made last term. Via the Council: Wellington’s smart […]
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Morrison: Campaigning was tiring, council not very constructive, STV killed turnout, happy to be gone
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- Failed Wellington mayoral candidate and ex-Onslow-Western ward councillor John Morrison talked to The Wellingtonian editor and old cricket bro Joseph Romanos in what seems to be his first post-election loss […]
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City Watch #16
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- Here’s our sixteenth round up of recent news and events around Wellington. Remember to let us know if we’ve missed anything! Wellington’s new deputy mayor is talking big and promising […]
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Former Eastern Ward candidate fined for drug possession
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- Former Eastern Ward candidate John Coleman has been fined for minor drug possession.
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Mayor pips Coughlan to Airport board
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- Council have confirmed the Mayor will be its representative on Wellington International Airport’s board. Katie Chapman reports: The mayor won’t be able to help decide how much ratepayers’ money is […]
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Morrison lands new call centre job
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- Failed Wellington mayoral candidate and ex-Onslow-Western ward councillor John Morrison has landed a new job with the Australian call centre he helped lure to Wellington. Morrison is looking forward to leveraging […]
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Committee to salvage botched logo
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- Some sense reported by Kerry McBride: The new logo chosen for Wellington will be kept to tourism branding, while a committee searches for a better alternative. The logo, which features […]
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Absolutely Positively Jesus
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- Positively Wellington Tourism and the Wellington City Council have relaunched the Absolutely Positively Wellington marketing campaign, originally launched in 1991. Tourism chief executive David Perks said the relaunch was an […]
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Rest in peace, Leonie
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- Former Eastern ward councillor, Leonie Gill has sadly passed away after a recent battle with illness. She was 65 and served Wellington for 15 years on Council. A couple of […]
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No PA?!? Reality bites on Council
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- We understand newbie Lambton ward councillor, Mark Peck, is finding life a bit different at Council… namely in the way it is lacking some of the perks he was used […]
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