Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas
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nzlemming, in reply to
Lordy, I'd forgotten that particular fiasco.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Scorched earth polity?
Why the fuck was Brendon Burns placed so low on the list that Chch Central has no effective opposition advocacy?
which results today in Brendon Burns quits politics... , the electorate office is abandoned, signless and empty, no reminder in the central area that once Labour cared. Cosgrove is now a List MP and could've been seconded to occupy that site and keep the flag flying, but no all the earthquake issues have been dumped on Lianne Daziel (no relation) who already has her hands full with her own electorate's major problems - which the Council and CERA seem to be steadfastly ignoring as well...
also interesting to note the members of the Council's:CEO PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND REMUNERATION SUBCOMMITTEE
The Mayor (Chair)
Councillor Helen Broughton
Councillor Tim Carter
Councillor Barry Corbett
Councillor Glenn Livingstone
Councillor Sue Wells
Terms of Reference
To manage a performance agreement with the Chief Executive and his ongoing relationship with the Council, and recommend to the Council reviews to the remuneration package of the Chief Executive Officer, taking into account advice from an external adviser. -
Is there a mayor anywhere in NZ who isn't at least partly a dick?
I'd suggest:
- abolish the role of mayor
- have a council leader elected by councillors, ensuring they have majority support
- elect councillors by a fair voting system similar to MMP
- enable communities to chose their own governance framework rather than imposing this centrally
- balance greater independence for councils with an enforceable requirement to comply with human rights, economic social and cultural rights and the Treaty.
- entrench the independence of communities beyond central government intervention -
Joe Wylie, in reply to
Cr Button is shooting the messenger, passing the buck, and now trying to plug a dam burst with a cork.
The Bob 'n Button act in better days:
Sitting down, I was aware there were whisperings from the far end of the council table, where Parker and deputy mayor Cr Ngaire Button sit."Excusez-moi, Mr Media, this meeting is not open," Parker said.
After a few very uncomfortable seconds, council general manager, strategy and planning, Mike Theelen disabused Parker of that notion, saying it was indeed an open meeting.
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
Cosgrove is now a List MP and could've been seconded to occupy that site and keep the flag flying, but no all the earthquake issues have been dumped on Lianne Dalziel ...
Burns was doing effective work in the weeks before the election - for example, it was he who broke the news at the Latimer Square rally last November 19 that Parker had been making his first post-quake visit to Parklands the previous day, at the very time that CERA were announcing its orange zoning, and no-one had bothered to tell him. Naturally Bob and his minders would have been spewing over having been seen to put out misleading assurances, but being loyal team players they sucked it up. We won't get these stories from Nicky Wagner, though you can bet they'll continue to happen.
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Sacha, in reply to
- enable communities to chose their own governance framework rather than imposing this centrally
- balance greater independence for councils with an enforceable requirement to comply with human rights, economic social and cultural rights and the Treaty.you don't see a contradiction between those two items?
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#69 in the Press comments called it Sophistry, but it's much more than simple minded mumblings.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6307748/Leakers-to-blame-for-citys-woes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRXXTBbbZg4When you're at your next fundy Religious election rally and people are talking of positivity & negitivity, while acknowledging housing is a pressing need, but that saving souls is their key concern as an elected official. Oh, and that the Council is their Evangalical Mission. Remeber that positivity and negitivity are religiously coded or at least loaded terms.
Positivity equates to light and to God
Negitivity equates to darkness and to the DevilTo be against blithe statements and or in favour of the truth Ngaire wishes to suppress, is to be Negitive and to work in darkness and do the work of the Devil.
For Ngaire is positive in her work in the Council, which is her Ministry she was called to by God, and anyone who oppose it, oppses God and his choosen vessel Ngaire. -
Rich of Observationz, in reply to
No, one is necessary for the other. If councils were given greater autonomy without a framework of rights, they (backed by mainstreamist voters) would use it to attack and exploit the less privileged. Blocking this enables them to have the autonomy without the exploitation.
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Sacha, in reply to
Surely the types of consistent obligations you've listed - especially the Treaty ones - are part of the 'governance framework' that the Local Govt Act etc already imposes along with some freedom for Councils to act distinctively within it.
In any case, I'm not clear how more autonomy would fix Christchurch City Council's current problems.
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Hebe,
I am very concerned that the whole CCC mess and fractious relationships, or lack of them, will be used by the right to advance the agenda they have wanted for so long in Christchurch: privatisation of ratepayers' assets such as Christchurch airport, Port of Lyttleton and power lines company Orion. The profits from the council-owned assets have kept our residential rates bills down by about 30 per cent. They are strong companies, and the private sector would love to have them.
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Islander, in reply to
Yep, that's what I took from that weird YouTube clip.
Rogue councillors, leakers, and yer ornery creatives help CHCHCH, as well as- especially- us ordinary ratepayers & homeowners (I am speaking on behalf of many family) because, sure as the shit that continues to well up & stay uncontrolled, sideshow boblet & the brown arselet (where is he by the way?) and religious idiots like Ngaire-o, not to mention any sky-fairy--- sure as shit wont- -
3410,
Marryatt may yet refuse $68,000 rise
Christchurch City Council chief executive Tony Marryatt says he could "change my mind" on whether to keep his $68,000 pay rise, depending on the outcome of a meeting between councillors and a Cabinet minister.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
problem solved...
In any case, I’m not clear how more autonomy would
fix Christchurch City Council’s current problems.Three little letters - eco!
auto-economy
The City Council will shortly announce a new civic venture
(a cunning byproduct of the ongoing communications revamp)
they will sell shock absorbers!
in two relevant styles: vehicular and psychic
the current moral malaise at the CCC driving the latter
and everyone else driving the former over, frankly, shocking roads!
The auto industry has already reported a huge rise in
the demand for these auto ameliorators -
This new City Holdings endeavour will be known
coyly as "Hope Springs Eternal for a vibrant City"......it is not known if Tony Marryatt has yet applied to be a director.
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Sacha, in reply to
Hope Springs Eternal
Genius
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Sacha, in reply to
Marryatt may yet refuse $68,000 rise
A good PR person would advise him to shut up and stop digging.
Asked whether the position was a reversal of his previous stance, Marryatt said that "nothing has changed".
"What I said to [The Press] still stands unless I change my mind, and I could change my mind," he said. "To say it's a possibility is one step too far, but I am always considering my position, and I am interested in the outcome of Friday's meeting."
It depends what the meaning of is is..
Marryatt's comments came as the council confirmed it would release information provided to councillors before the vote on his pay rise. After the salary increase was announced, Mayor Bob Parker said the council had sought "external professional help" to determine the appropriate salary for Marryatt's position.
Yesterday, Parker said the information would be released to the public "as soon as possible" so they could see how the pay rise had been set.
"We are going to put all this stuff out to people and let them have a chance to read through it so they can understand the rationale for [the increase]," he said.
The documents would include the external salary advice and could include Marryatt's performance review, depending on whether issues over confidential comments included in the document could be resolved.
"We want to show as much of the process as is possible. We want to put it all out there," Parker said.
Marryatt said the information would be released to the media tomorrow.
What's the bet that's at the end of the day after the visit by the Local Government Minister whose opinion Marryatt is suddenly concerned about? Great citizen activism, Christchurch.
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Just a little note: the version of 3410's story on the Press' subsite in Stuff has comments.
The way Stuff works is that when a story from a newspaper subsite appears on the main site, it's actually a copy which can diverge from the original, and it may have comments off, or if they're on, a different set of comments. Don't make me explain why.
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Kumara Republic, in reply to
What’s the bet that’s at the end of the day after the visit by the Local Government Minister whose opinion Marryatt is suddenly concerned about? Great citizen activism, Christchurch.
Onya, residents of ChCh. Today ChCh, tomorrow NZ.
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Sacha, in reply to
the version of 3410's story on the Press' subsite in Stuff has comments.
Thanks. Always a feisty read on these matters.
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Give the Devil his due. Bob is falling back on what he does best and ensuring he has a life after Mayor.
I couldn't watch it after the first 10 seconds, but I'm sure he presented the script well.
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Lilith __, in reply to
It’s a worthwhile and informative video. Bob’s good at TV presenting, and in fact the scientists do most of the talking.
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Thanks Lilith, but like the Doco I'm gonna leave it for a bit.
I'ld be keen if any Journo types would take an interest in the unsubstatiated claims by Gary Knowles & now Jane Farish.
How can working on Engineers recommendations (what constitutes an engineer would be good too) to vacate various areas of a building and the floors above you, as is the case in both the Central Police Station and the Christchurch Court Buildings, be read as safe.
Blithe assurances by people in power might help them do their work, while crossing their fingers and rubbing a rabbits foot. -
Ian Dalziel, in reply to
art official dissemination...
Engineers recommendations...
and the hits keep coming...
The Christchurch Art Gallery will not reopen until the middle of next year (2013), the gallery's director says.
Jenny Harper said engineering reports indicated the gallery had suffered structural damage in the earthquakes.
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"Due to the extent and the complexity of the likely repair work, it has become clear that the gallery will not be able to reopen as early as we had hoped," Harper said.They are looking at maybe using CoCA's premises - so what has happened to The Canterbury Society of Arts one wonders...
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merc, in reply to
I hope everybody is getting the same information (engineer's reports) from the public right on up, or wherever the info travels to.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6324959/Alarming-data-ahead-of-February-2011-quake -
Lilith __, in reply to
I hope everybody is getting the same information
Oh I distinctly remember being warned after September 4th, 2010, to expect an aftershock of about one magnitude less than the big quake. We were dreading it, but remember no one died in the September quake. It was scary and upsetting and did a bit of damage, but we didn’t expect a magnitude-6 aftershock to be as bad. We weren’t to know it would happen virtually under the city and be so shallow. The Darfield quake was centred 40km away.
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Lilith __, in reply to
The Christchurch Art Gallery will not reopen until the middle of next year (2013), the gallery's director says.
Oh, crap. I thought that building was impervious.
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