An Interview with Dr Lester Levy
Picking the Brains of Auckland Transport‘s Dr Lester Levy All About Auckland who film and archive Auckland Council and open Council Controlled Organisation (CCOs) meetings released a 27-minute interview picking the brains of Auckland Transport Chair Dr Lester Levy. You can check the “Exclusive Interview with New Chair of Auckland Transport Dr Lester Levy … Read more
Our Council Controlled Organisations
How Well do Our CCOs Rate? Bernard Orsman of the NZ Herald wrote a two part series about Auckland‘s Council Controlled Organisations - a.k.a The Auckland Bureaucracy. You can read the respective articles in the list below: $13.1m for controllers of Auckland Auckland Council weighs downsizing CCOs CCOs’ seeds of potential budding into progress Unelected rulers … Read more
In Brief
A Brief View of Auckland Was a busy day in the NZ Herald today with two different articles on Auckland’s Transport, and another two on our Council Control Organisations. The two transport articles were: MP cries foul over ‘unfair’ travel zone; where Labour MP Phil Twyford has a whinge about AT’s zone … Read more
From David Thorton – Wages and Actual Representation
David Thorton Comments on the Current Situation Around Council and High End Labour Costs From David Thorton (all references, rights and credits to David Thorton) David Thornton Auckland Council salaries – my thoughts. The news that Auckland Council Chief Executive, Doug McKay, is paid an annual salary of $750,000 should not … Read more
Comment on our Town Clerk
Reaction to Our Town Clerk‘s Salary In my $800,000 FOR THE TOWN CLERK post I had reiterated the general level of anger against our CEO (The Town Clerk) Doug McKay‘s pay of over $800,000 while at the same time highlighting from The Herald on Sunday: It comes in a year when council debt has risen … Read more
ATEED Balls It Again – Ctd
ATEED Now Reveal The Money On Friday I had posted how ATEED makes life difficult for themselves: What Is So Hard ATEED? Another day, another surprise or secret sprung upon Auckland by either Auckland Council or one of its Council Controlled Organisations (CCO’s). Today it is the CCO ATEED (Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development) being all secret … Read more
ATEED Balls It Again
What Is So Hard ATEED? Another day, another surprise or secret sprung upon Auckland by either Auckland Council or one of its Council Controlled Organisations (CCO’s). Today it is the CCO ATEED (Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development) being all secret about their sponsorship into New Zealand Fashion Week which is currently running in … Read more
Christchurch Council Does Not Listen
Residents Already know what an $80,000 report told them… That Christchurch City Council simply does not listen to their constituents. From The NBR: Christchurch council audit confirms complaints Chris Hutching | Wednesday July 25, 2012 | 8 comments An $80,000 audit into Christchurch City Council’s communications says what many residents already know. It concludes the council is culturally … Read more
THE V8S DISASTER – A VOAKL MINI SERIES CTD #4
Who Knew Hosting the V8s in Pukekohe would be so… Disastrous? IN A MINI SERIES DEDICATED TO THE V8 DISASTER I WILL BE LOOKING AT THE SAGA THAT HAS BECOME “HOSTING THE V8 SUPER CARS IN AUCKLAND – HOW SOMEONE GOT IT SO WRONG” Some Feedback Yesterday I ran Part Three of the “THE DECISION … Read more
