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Further thoughts on Auckland Council’s emergency budget
Council is in the process of preparing an emergency budget. Clearly Covid19 is having a dramatic effect on Council’s finances. I wrote earlier about the effect could be that Council loses hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. I also said this: In working out how to respond there is always the fiscally disciplined approach,…
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Chair’s report April 2020
I trust everyone is well and is adapting to this new way of life. The actions taken by everyone so far have led me to be cautiously optimistic that we can beat the threat posed by Covid-19. New Zealand may do better than most nations and we may get back to a relatively normal way…
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Auckland Council’s finances and Covid-19
I interviewed westie Councillor Shane Henderson recently. We had a talk about Covid-19 and the implications for Auckland Council. The audio is here if you want to listen. We reviewed the first six months of the new term. It certainly is an interesting time to be in office. Neither of us had any idea it…
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Chair’s report – Corvid-19 is changing everything
I am sure I have no need to tell you that we are living in a difficult time. So far locally we have been shielded from the direct effects of the Covid-19 virus but throughout the world we are seeing the effects that the virus is having on health systems and communities. And the economic…
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Remember March 15
Twelve months ago the unthinkable happened to Aotearoa New Zealand. A right wing extremist armed with weapons of mass destruction went on a rampage through a Christchurch mosque and killed 51 human beings and injured another 49. I can recall the day well. I had been to Aotea Square at Auckland where thousands and thousands…
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