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Showing posts with label Local council. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Local council. Show all posts
Saturday, May 9, 2026

Clive Bibby: A Betrayal of Trust

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MMP was supposed to fix problems associated with political representation at the highest level of decision making. Yet for all its promotion...
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Monday, May 4, 2026

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Here's the real issue impacting local councils

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So I was in Christchurch giving a speech to part of Local Government New Zealand - the South Island arm - so the room was full of mayors and...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Penn Raine: Where are the spads when Chris Luxon needs them?

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In the country formerly known as NZ there are no official spads or special advisors as there are in Britain. The spad is an unelected positi...
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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Reynold Macpherson: An Open Letter to the Editor and to the Mayor and Councillors of Rotorua Lakes Council

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EDITOR AND TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS OF ROTORUA LAKES COUNCIL In February 2025, Rotorua Lakes Council, under Mayor ...
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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Reynold Macpherson: Te Arawa 2050: Who Decides, Who Pays, and Who Is Accountable?

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The launch of the Te Arawa 2050 Committee a year ago was framed as a gesture of goodwill and partnership within Rotorua Lakes Council. Many ...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Clive Bibby: Our future in the Hands of Amateurs

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This column is not meant to be an attack on the integrity of those in charge of regional business - simply an attempt at drawing attention ...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Ryan Bridge: Rate caps are happening, but will they work?

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This rates cap is popular politics, no doubt, and local government needs a good kick in the pants. But does a 2-4% band simply mean we'r...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Are local councils competent enough to meet rate caps?

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The Government has announced the details on its plan for rates caps - councils will be capped at 4%.They will not be able to raise their rat...
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Monday, November 10, 2025

David Round - Thoughts for our Time - Article 10

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The English Civil Wars, which culminated in the beheading of the king on the 30th of January 1649, had been preceded by a long period of wid...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Ryan Bridge: Complaining about councils, yet again

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Just when you thought local council couldn’t get more absurd and extravagant, they’ve dreamt up a new way to not make decisions. To do less,...
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