Yule wins Local Govt Presidency
Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule has been elected president of Local Government New Zealand. Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast, who contested the presidency too, is the new deputy. Bob Harvey, Waitakere...
View ArticleRace is on for Waitaki mayoralty
Several months ago someone whose name I’ve forgotten and of whom I’ve heard nothing since, announced he was going to stand for Mayor of Waitaki. A few weeks ago the incumbent, Alec Familton, announced...
View ArticleGovt turns democracy into demockracy
Can you join the dots between these two undemocratic moves by the government? Last week it conceded that consultation on Three Waters is a farce: Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s promises to...
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