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Trouble in paradise with our neighbour trespassing the Greater Wellington City Council from his property, which as I have written … Continue reading Postcards from Taumata Island: GWRC under fire at Taumata Island, the NZTA PR Department moves on Wairarapa transport, a visit to Wellington
Low lying mist early in the morning is a constant now, as the winter doldrums peak with just a few … Continue reading Postcards from Taumata Island: Winter doldrums, worries for Wellington, no confidence in Carterton District Council, and dangerous roads
All the dinosaurs have been out over the last few days trying to bully public servants and other staff back … Continue reading How not to fix a dying CBD: Do your duty public servants, return to your battery farm offices, sacrifice yourselves
We have been here for a month now. The full moon came up through the pine shelter belt last night, … Continue reading Postcards from Taumata Island: Winter arrives, South Wairarapa Politics, new challenges
Three weeks after moving from Strathmore to Taumata Island, outside Carterton, population eighty, I’ve finally come up for air. Lindsay … Continue reading Postcard from Taumata Island; Your foreign correspondent from the Wairarapa checks in
News over the last week that Sue Wells is being bought in to try and help a Council that appears … Continue reading Will Wellington City Council have commissioners appointed?
The Council is coming under increased pressure to reduce its spending and re-prioritise current projects to better position the city … Continue reading Wellington Council priorities: down with the convention centre, long live the shovel-ready, up the workers, let’s upgrade Wellington while we have the chance
EDIT: Since publishing, the WCC has announced they will be taking a 10% pay cut. Great news. It shows solidarity … Continue reading WCC in austerity mode, or, “let them eat Lego blocks…”
After nearly a week of the lockdown, the city appears to be faring quite well. Neighbourhoods are bustling, and most … Continue reading Wellington: Day Seven – Marketing vs Messaging
A third of the world is now in some kind of lockdown Let’s have a chat about misinformation. One of … Continue reading Social media misinformation, sources of truth, in this the time of our pandemic
