Category: Greg Presland
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Andrew Judd – a principled politician
Photo (c) Glenn Jeffrey New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd’s reign has strangely attracted a lot of controversy. Not because of evidence of incompetence or corruption or inappropriate behaviour. But because he favours Māori representation at the Local Government level. He has served his first and only term as Mayor. He previously served two terms as…
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Climate change – this needs to change everything
As a fundraiser/campaign event I am showing the film “This changes Everything” at Lopdell Theatre this Saturday. Entry is free although a Koha to cover expenses and to help fund my campaign is asked for. The film is by the irreplaceable Naomi Klein and covers how different communities throughout the world have dealt with climate…
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Planting enough trees could save the world
There was an interesting article in a recent Herald which suggested that by planting enough trees New Zealand could meet not only its international climate change commitments but even become carbon neutral. It referred to a report produced by Pure Advantage, an organisation dedicated to green growth.From the article: New Zealand urgently needs to plant swathes of new…
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Auckland Council has bought a lemon
When I was on Waitakere City Council I recall clearly a meeting held early on when the staff produced a glossy brochure proposing a shiny new Council headquarters. My immediate response was that it was a waste of money and would upset local ratepayers. I have never been into flash premises. My law firm is located…
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What should Auckland Council do about begging
A couple of Mayoral candidates on the right of politics have recently proposed that Councils should take punitive steps to stop begging. In Auckland Mark Thomas wants a tougher bylaw to end street begging for good although he admits that the problem is complex and needs Central Government action. From One News: Mark Thomas says…