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Council hopefuls pledge to spark interest in local body politics

Andy Asquith, the highest polling unsuccessful council candidate at the 2019 election, said the council wasn’t visible or transparent enough in its work. He promised to hold regular meetings for people to discuss issues with him.
He advocates each councillor representing an area of the city in which they don t live, and would like “fundamental reform” for how rates are levied.
Green Party-endorsed candidate Vanessa Rozenberg highlighted the climate crisis and social housing as important issues.
Participation in civic matters needed improving and the council needed to be visible.
Stefan Speller said people were regularly taking tumbles on city footpaths and they needed to be brought up to standard. He would also like to see more family- and pet-friendly spaces in the city. ....

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By-election candidates invited to pitch for your votes

Warwick Smith/Stuff
After hosting general election and local body candidates’ meetings, Stuff and Manawatū People’s Radio will interview all 11 city council by-election candidates.
Palmerston North City Council by-election candidates have the chance to tell voters about themselves, their priorities, values and policies during a series of interviews hosted by
Stuff
and Manawatū People’s Radio.
All eleven candidates have been invited to sit down for video interviews on Thursday next week.
These will be recorded and played on Manawatū People’s Radio in the week starting February 1, from 9am, and will be made available as podcasts through the radio station’s website. Video recordings will also be uploaded to the Manawatū People’s Radio Youtube channel from February 8. ....

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'Beware the mongrel mayor': Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis uses blog to vent about colleagues

Beware the mongrel mayor : Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis uses blog to vent about colleagues
20 Jan, 2021 06:34 PM
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Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis. Photo / ODT
Otago Daily Times
Beware the mongrel Mayor and other disparaging comments about his colleagues may not land Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis in hot water.
In a lengthy blog that borrows from The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy comedic science fiction series, Cr Vandervis adapts the allegory to opine on city council staff intent on destroying City Life as we know it and the failings of elected representatives.
He singles out a staff member to criticise his previous work, and seems to refer derisively to a car crash involving Mayor Aaron Hawkins and an incident where deputy mayor Christine Garey s mother was a pedestrian who was hit by a motorcycle. ....

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Calls for major reform of local government

The way the country s councils are funded and operate desperately needs an overhaul, with outdated legislation among a long list of problems, a new briefing paper to the minister of local government suggests.
Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta.
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
The latest BIMs, or briefings to incoming ministers, were released last week. They usually make for interesting reading and provide an insight into what the officials think are the most pressing issues for the next term.
A report to Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta from the Department of Internal Affairs raised several problems facing local and regional authorities around the country that need to be addressed. ....

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Former MP stands in a field of 11 for Palmerston North council seat

He said he had the experience in politics to make a difference on the council and for Palmerston North.
The current council, with several Labour and Green Party members, needed balance and a strong, conservative voice, he said.
Ball said the current council had made many “nanny state” decisions that should have been challenged.
He pointed to “kicking out” the Defence Forum expo from the heart of New Zealand’s defence community, the likely banning of vaping in smokefree areas and attempts to force bars to close earlier.
He said his parliamentary skills were transferrable to local government and he still had the contacts in central government to be an effective advocate for the city. ....

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