In real terms Numbers have decreased But we need staff for those consents So mayoral candidate put some numbers out on staff costs exceeding allocated budget lines event though … Continue reading Staff Costs at Auckland Council: The Real Numbers
Category: Politics
The Politics behind the issue or of the day
Blind Ideology or Pragmatism? Auckland National Party Ructions? #Auckland2016
Stability – it is what the City craves Two things this Super City has brought Auckland if nothing else: Stability in Governance Removal of faction politics that dogged the … Continue reading Blind Ideology or Pragmatism? Auckland National Party Ructions? #Auckland2016
Can We Tolerate an Increase in Tax (or Rates) if it Meant Better Services? #AKLPols
According to the Australians – yes Yesterday Auckland Future’s Auckland Mayoral Candidate Victoria Crone trotted out the tried and failed Rates Cap policy (2% for residential) along with this … Continue reading Can We Tolerate an Increase in Tax (or Rates) if it Meant Better Services? #AKLPols
Crone Visionless with Auckland. Housing and Transport are the Issues – Not Rates #Auckland2016
2% Rates cap? So how to pay for that infrastructure to those new developments? Why does the hard Right in Auckland focus solely on Rates caps and service cuts … Continue reading Crone Visionless with Auckland. Housing and Transport are the Issues – Not Rates #Auckland2016
Run Away House Prices Hurting South Auckland Thus Hurting Those Most Vulnerable #AKLPols
Forced Gentrification will harm Pasifika A year ago the real estate agent who sold us our house back in 2012 said that money was leaving the Isthmus (prices too … Continue reading Run Away House Prices Hurting South Auckland Thus Hurting Those Most Vulnerable #AKLPols
Port (re)Location Options Shortlisted #AKLPols
Five options on the cards The Port Future Study has short listed five options for where Port of Auckland can go. From the Port Future Study: Study group releases … Continue reading Port (re)Location Options Shortlisted #AKLPols
From a Younger Pespective: Politics and the City Episode 2: The Waterfront Stadium and Voter Turnout
Can voter turnout get above 50%? That is the question: Can we get voter turnout from 36% in 2013 to over 50% in these upcoming Council elections? Answer: With … Continue reading From a Younger Pespective: Politics and the City Episode 2: The Waterfront Stadium and Voter Turnout
Politics and the City #AKLPols – Listening to a Podcast of a Different View to Auckland
Ryan Mearns and Leroy Beckett share their thoughts Now this I can listen to hear another perspective most of us would miss when it comes to Auckland and its … Continue reading Politics and the City #AKLPols – Listening to a Podcast of a Different View to Auckland
Mayoral Candidate Crone Wants to Be Mayor? How About Following Council Bylaws First #Auckland2016
Mayoral Candidate Crone Unrepentant One of the first things ANY candidate for any position on Auckland Council or even Government does is read the bylaws around electioneering including when … Continue reading Mayoral Candidate Crone Wants to Be Mayor? How About Following Council Bylaws First #Auckland2016
Housing New Zealand Summons Council. All Out of Scope #UnitaryPlan Material Goes Virtual In-Scope
Previously withdrawn Evidence back in play before the Panel Well it happened. The out of scope material the 13 Councillors tried to withdraw last month from the Unitary Plan … Continue reading Housing New Zealand Summons Council. All Out of Scope #UnitaryPlan Material Goes Virtual In-Scope
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