Here’s hoping the Greater Wellington Regional Council makes
a better fist of restoring its eco-systems than it has done of overhauling its
bus service.
But in establishing a consultative working group to develop
the Wellington Regional Biodiversity Framework, it has brought curious ideas
about “share” and “partnership” into considerations.
Clearly it has been infected by the same urge to foster
co-governance that has swept through the country’s local authorities in recent
years.
The working group will include three members who will cast
TWO votes each, when it comes to electing the co-chairs. The other 12 or
so members will get one vote.
Any guesses about who might get two votes?
