Author: Greg Presland
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December Chair’s report – what the Board wants to achieve this term.
At the inaugural meeting I set out eleven matters that I wanted the board to focus on this term. I thought I should repeat the list and then report on what is happening. These included: Climate change. Every decision we make should have a climate change filter applied to it. The marine environment. Our streams…
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The new term
The text of my speech for the inaugural meeting of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board. Can I first thank Mana Whenua for starting our meeting and our term in a most appropriate way. Can I thank everyone for attending this the inaugural meeting of the fourth Waitakere Ranges Local Board. I have had the privilege…
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Will online voting solve the turnout problem
As at yesterday Auckland Council was reporting that 17% of electors had voted. This is not an Auckland only problem, throughout the country return rates are reported to be low. And questions are being asked about the cause, and what the solution may be. My personal belief is that our severely compromised postal system is…
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Three years of living dangerously
Tena koutou katoa The end of a political term is always an opportunity to reflect on what has happened during the term, wonder about what we could have achieved but did not, and celebrate the decisions that we are proud of. And it is an opportunity to reflect on the nature of the job and…
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The Waitakere Ranges Local Board’s position on the Watercare Plant
In the interests of public transparency I thought I should set out what the Local Board submitted on the resource consent application for the Waima water treatment plant. Here it is. The submission is subject to final approval which will be considered at our board meeting on September 26. ___________________________________________________________________________ The Waitākere Ranges Local Board…