Summer is fast approaching and according to the NZ Herald "There’s now also a good chance the long-anticipated climate system - which could be formally declared within weeks - will sit among the strongest El Niños seen in the past 80 years, with officials already warning of fire danger and a heightened risk of drought." So, it is a good job that the $200 million … [Read More...]
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Waimea Irrigation Dam or Waimea Community Bridge
The hundred million dollar question is "Will the Waimea Dam hold water or have we built a $200 million bridge?" In the December 2022 update Mike Scott CEO of … [Read More...]
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The Question Staff Would Not Answer
In the interests of showing you the tragic trajectory of debt that the Kempthorne -- King -- Bryant dynasty has Tasman District Council on I asked Council staff the … [Read More...]
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Misquotes And Other Lies
It was very nice of Stuff to include me in their nationwide hit-pieces against those protesting against this Government's "two classes of society." Clearly an example of what $50 million dollars of support can buy. I found it appalling that during a … [Read More...]
I am back …
Hello again. Sorry I have been quiet this past year. There is a reason for it, but I am not allowed to tell you. At least not until the dam debt blows out another $50 million, at which point all bets are off. I have decided to stand again in the up-coming … [Read More...]
3 Waters Reform and More
Water continues to cause concern around the region. I have had some 500 emails calling for our Council to reject the Government’s Three Waters reform package. Oddly, not a single email in support. Incidentally, I use the term Three Waters rather than Three … [Read More...]
The Long and Short of it
Tasman District Council has locked in the new Long Term Plan (LTP) for the next ten years (reviewed in 3 years). It locks you in to more debt and more rate increases, which is interesting given that I ran against a deputy mayor with twenty years experience who … [Read More...]
QUESTIONS to be answered – in my mind at least
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More ████ More Debt
You elected more of the same, and they delivered for you. I ran for mayor against a deputy mayor with 20 years of experience that told the residents of Tasman that he believed he could keep within our debt cap and rates cap by making the hard decisions. … [Read More...]
Council Health Check
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