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It s time to end our bureaucratic obsession

Can you imagine wrapping every police district with a publicly elected board of earnest amateurs and turning them into silos? It would be equally pointless. But the most glaring cesspit of duplicated waste would have to be local government. Does the team of 5 million really need to be locally lorded over by 77 councils which we don’t eagerly engage with? The vast majority of Kiwis spurn voting in council elections, as is the case with elected health boards. We largely ignore them. Christchurch City Council has just closed submissions on its Long Term Plan. Less than 1 per cent of the population was sufficiently exercised, or felt there was any point, in having their say on the multibillion-dollar budget.

Auckland Council manager accused of bullying gets appointed to a new council-paid job

Auckland Council manager accused of bullying gets appointed to a new council-paid job 26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Auckland Council has dealt with allegations of bullying by a manager. Photo / File After more than six years at the helm of a department at Auckland Council, a manager was thanked by Mayor Phil Goff and councillors for her enormous contribution to the Super City at a farewell function. What Goff and other councillors did not know was the manager had moved on following formal complaints spanning several years alleging she bullied members in her team. One of her alleged victims, a junior staffer, told the Herald she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder and couldn t work for two-and-a-half years.

Does the team of 5 million really need 77 councils?

Can you imagine wrapping every police district with a publicly elected board of earnest amateurs and turning them into silos? It would be equally pointless. But the most glaring cesspit of duplicated waste would have to be local government. Does the team of 5 million really need to be locally lorded over by 77 councils which we don’t eagerly engage with? The vast majority of Kiwis spurn voting in council elections, as is the case with elected health boards. We largely ignore them. Christchurch City Council has just closed submissions on its Long Term Plan. Less than 1 per cent of the population was sufficiently exercised, or felt there was any point, in having their say on the multibillion-dollar budget.

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