Month: February 2019
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The future of Auckland Transport
Auckland Transport has existed for as long as the Auckland super city. And the time may have arrived for its future to be reconsidered. To understand why a trip down memory lane is required. AT’s predecessor, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, came into being in 2004. Then Local Government Minister Chris Carter said that one…
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A charter for Glen Eden?
I have had a law practice in Glen Eden now for over 30 years. I chose to set up there because the place really appealed and I lived nearby. It was relatively inexpensive, not too flash. And there was a real sense of community and the area was full of good natured down to earth…
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Auckland’s yellow jacket protest
Reprinted from the Standard. Yesterday on a bright and sunny day I popped down to Aotea Square to see what the extreme right was up to. There had been a fair amount of social media promotion of the yellow jacket rally and I wondered what sort of turnout they would get. I had thought that…
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Westpac becomes accredited living wage employer
Hell must be freezing over. This post is to congratulate Westpac on becoming an accredited living wage employer. What is especially interesting is that it was willing to submit to the certification process of a voluntary organisation comprising of representatives of the trade union movement, community groups and faith based groups. From the Living Wage…