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We proactive or reactive as a City? With Mayor-elect Phil Goff having picked his Deputy Mayor (Bill Cashmore) and having set up the Committee structure (similar to Len Brown) … Continue reading Community and Environment Committee Supersedes Planning Committee in Importance
Million Problems and a stadium isn’t one Of all the problems Auckland faces right now with housing, transport, the communities and our environment Mayor-elect Phil Goff goes on radio … Continue reading Goff Commits Third Fatal Error. Stadiums, Really
Refused committee chair Yesterday The NBR reported on a letter Councillor Dick Quax sent to Mayor-elect Phil Goff on his interpretations of the Auckland economy. I have managed to … Continue reading The Dick Quax Letter to Mayor-elect Phil Goff
Council flips to a conservative one And seems Goff has pretty much confirmed his choice as Deputy Mayor if the Herald is anything to go by: Phil Goff chooses … Continue reading Franklin’s Bill Cashmore as Deputy Mayor of Auckland Council
Life goes on From McGredy Winder & Co BEWS-HAIR JOINS MCGREDY WINDER James Bews-Hair, Len Brown’s Chief Policy and Political advisor through his two terms as Mayor of Auckland is joining … Continue reading Ex-Len Brown Chief Advisor Springs New Step
Hulse is the only logical choice to hold the votes A rather interesting news story came out yesterday about who Mayor-elect Phil Goff would select as his Deputy Mayor. … Continue reading Goff Fails Acid Test and Commits Fatal Error in Selection of Deputy Mayor #VoteAKL
Inertia The turnout for the Auckland Council elections was a pathetic 35% with Papakura even worse at 32%. The Council make-up has not changed with a 13-8 split in … Continue reading Why Did I Not Vote (not me – people I know) in #VoteAKL
Where we are at with the Unitary Plan This is where the Governing Body of Auckland Council is with the Unitary Plan as of today: Auckland Unitary Plan update … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Update Wednesday 10 August. Pre-1944 Heritage Overlay Gone
Day’s proceedings Today is when the 1000 pages of recommendations towards a reformatted Unitary Plan goes out into the public realm for all to see after two years of … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Day. What to Expect
Can we get turn out above 50%? From Auckland Council: Get on board with the ‘Love Bus for Auckland’s local elections It’s a Kombi van, but not like you’ve … Continue reading Council Campaigns to Encourage #Auckland2016 Vote Turnout
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