After nearly a week of the lockdown, the city appears to be faring quite well. Neighbourhoods are bustling, and most people are in good spirits. Still, it is early days with continued […]
Wellington: Day Seven – Marketing vs Messaging
Social media misinformation, sources of truth, in this the time of our pandemic
A third of the world is now in some kind of lockdown Let’s have a chat about misinformation. One of the most dangerous aspects of social media in our current state is […]
Strange days, living in a city in lockdown, being safe & kind, and looking to a new Wellington
A quarter of the world’s population is now living under some form of lockdown Good morning readers. These are extraordinary days we live in. You’ll be waking up this morning to the […]
Media Release: Ambitious first 150 days proposed by Andy Foster
Media Release Ambitious first 150 days proposed by Andy Foster Note: For fairness sake, if other candidates want their first days plans published here then let me know at the usual place […]
WCC Elections: Eye of the Fish analysis of Mayoral Candidates
A most enjoyable piece by Leviathan with a few insights that I hadn’t considered. That IS the question alright, being asked all over Wellington as we near the time for an election. […]
Hobart versus Wellington; Smart Thinking, Smart City, Smart Future.
When you see a picture of Hobart, at first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking it is Wellington. I wanted to find a city that was comparable to Wellington, rather than […]
WCC Elections; Independence versus campaigning on the party ticket, does it matter? Over twenty candidates answer the question
I’ve always had the perception that candidates backed by a central Political Party are inherently biased toward their policies if not in fact controlled in how they vote by said Party. So, […]
WCC News Update; build your own house, beware of tidal waves, please don’t review us over Shelly Bay, bullying, and calling for a new CEO
It’s definitely election season, a season of madness and terror punctuated with stupidity. There is so much news being generated right now that we need a mid-week update. “A lot of blood […]
Wellington’s Mayoralty Race; Puppet, Puppeteer, Blue-Green, Mathematician, and Mr Hill – What are their chances?
As time ticks along more and more mayoral candidates are coming to the fore. The early declarers have had great coverage with Conor Hill the only candidate for some weeks taking the […]
Memo to WCC; We don’t trust you and we think your Pre-election Report was ghostwritten by Pollyanna on P
Dear WCC, Wellington here, we’ve just read your Pre-election report and reckon that you might have been smoking something when you wrote it. So we thought we’d point out some of the […]
