Category: Central Government
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Auckland’s tree protection problem
Currently in Auckland far too many of our magnificent trees are not protected. Here is what I think the Government and Auckland Council should do to change this.
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Auckland Council’s derivatives problem
Matt Nippert in the Herald has noted that Auckland Council has entered losses of $1.4 billion on interest rate derivative contracts. Time for a new derivatives policy?
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Auckland Council’s emergency budget
The Emergency Budget consultation is now under way. Auckland Council’s budget consultation documents suggest there is no business as usual option for Auckland Council. And they are correct. But I am worried that the draft focusses entirely on financial matters and ignores the community and environmental repercussions of what is clearly an austerity budget. The…
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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…