Mostly missed in recent days by the media and commentators was the release of a fifty page document as a result of a major survey organised by Enterprise Miramar. It’s interesting from […]
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 […]
The WCC week that was; war out West, rising rates, housing ideology, LGWM in full tantrum mode, and “Climate Emergency? Let’s extend the airport!”
It’s been a week more or less the same as previous days with the Let’s Get Wellington Moving campaign under fire again (face it, it’s on fire), housing ideology, rates rises, and […]
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 […]
The week that was; weird policy, the youngest candidate yet, ex-puppeteer runs for mayor, and a confusing pre-election report
“With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.” Hunter S Thompson – Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72” Out on […]
Shelly Bay; the omnishambles continues, Councillors vote blind, old claims resurface, and parallels drawn with Ihumatao
The truth has a way of leaking out no matter how much Communications Wizards try to stop it, or at least bend it to an angle as it passes through an organisation. […]
Top ten reasons to run for the City Council
Why run for Council? Often seen as a boring occupation with a high degree of personal risk, the advantages of being on the Council are many. From free food and money to […]
The WCC week that was; New slots open at WCC & GWRC, the worst name ever for a sport’s field, Greens trade transparency for secrecy, and Council nominations open
A lot of news to catch up on this week. Big news, small news, rumours, and plenty of links to help you keep up to date on all the shenanigans. First up, […]
Shelly Bay III; The WCC Hivemind speaks, Lawyers begin a skirmish, the HASHAA shuts down any public engagement, and Peter Jackson carries out another drive by
After a few weeks of steadfastly refusing to talk about Shelly Bay, the WCC coughed in the last few days and spat out that they were likely to hold another vote on […]
Press Release (Councillors Calvert and Woolf): Independent public survey on Wellington city’s Bus Service
Wellington city councillors Diane Calvert and Simon Woolf recently ran their own online survey of bus patrons focusing on the Karori service (commuter peak period). The survey was conducted in May over […]
