Category: Elections

CANDIDATE OPINION: Tim Maltby

Posted by Admin | Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Rates Increases, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Transport and Roading

Hamilton City Council Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024

Posted by Admin | May 31, 2024 | Article, Elections, Hamilton City, Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024, News, Taking Action

Democracy Project Article: When Unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

Posted by Admin | Jul 25, 2024 | Article, Asset Sales, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Code of Conduct complaints, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Wellington City

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CANDIDATE OPINION: Tim Maltby

Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Rates Increases, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Transport and Roading

Tim Maltby’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024 Tauranga...

Hamilton City Council Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024

May 31, 2024 | Article, Elections, Hamilton City, Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024, News, Taking Action
Democracy Project Article: When Unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

Jul 25, 2024 | Article, Asset Sales, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Code of Conduct complaints, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Wellington City
OPINION: 100% Rates Rise

Jun 21, 2024 | Consultation, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, News, Opinion, Rates Increases
Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election

Jan 21, 2024 | Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Taking Action

Elections

Democracy Project Article: When Unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

Jul 25, 2024 | Article, Asset Sales, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Code of Conduct complaints, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Wellington City

Summary Bryce Edwards (Political Analyst and Director of the Democracy Project) provides a...

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CANDIDATE OPINION: Abraham (Bram) van Berkel

Jun 30, 2024 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, High-density Housing, Managed Retreat, Natural Hazards, Opinion, Rates Increases, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Transport and Roading

Abraham (Bram) van Berkel’s Invited Opinion Piece [All contactable candidates for the 2024...

Tauranga City Council Election 2024

May 16, 2024 | Article, Elections, News, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024

After more than three years of local democracy being suspended to enable the rule of appointed...

OPINION: What to keep and what to cut in Hamilton’s Long-Term Plan?

Apr 20, 2024 | Consultation, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Crime, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Mode Shift, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Rates Increases, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

By John McDonald, 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate One of the main narratives being...

OPINION: Comparing the coalition’s draft transport General Policy Statement (GPS) with Labour’s version

Mar 23, 2024 | Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Consultation, Elections, Global Agendas, Incoming Legislation, International Organisation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Overview, Public Transport, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Vision Zero

By John McDonald, 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate The Ministry of Transport has put...

Rangitīkei District Council Southern Ward By-election 2024

Feb 29, 2024 | Rangitīkei District, Rangitīkei District 2024 By-election

[Update 16/05/2024: Paul Sharland won the councillor seat at the recent Southern Ward...

CANDIDATE OPINION: Roger Stratford

Feb 11, 2024 | Council Finances, Council Funding, Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading

Roger Stratford’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were...

CANDIDATE OPINION: John McDonald

Feb 9, 2024 | Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election, Hostile Architecture, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Public Transport, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero

John McDonald’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were invited...

CANDIDATE OPINION: Joan Shi

Feb 3, 2024 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Crime, Elections, Libraries and Museums, Local Government Reform, Opinion, Public Transport, Safety and Well-being, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Wellington City, Wellington Pukehῑnau/Lambton Ward 2024 By-election

Joan Shi’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were invited to...

Wellington Pukehῑnau/Lambton Ward By-election 2024

Jan 21, 2024 | Elections, Taking Action, Wellington City, Wellington Pukehῑnau/Lambton Ward 2024 By-election

[Update 27/02/2024: The official result for this by-election was the election of Geordie Rogers...

Category: Elections

CANDIDATE OPINION: Tim Maltby

Hamilton City Council Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024

Democracy Project Article: When Unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

OPINION: 100% Rates Rise

Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election

CANDIDATE OPINION: Rod Taylor

CANDIDATE OPINION: Tim Macindoe

CANDIDATE OPINION: Jacqueline Pointon

Elections

CANDIDATE OPINION: Tim Maltby

Hamilton City Council Kirikiriroa Maaori Ward By-election 2024

Democracy Project Article: When Unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

OPINION: 100% Rates Rise

Hamilton East Ward 2024 By-election

Elections

Democracy Project Article: When Unelected officials dominate the local democratic process

CANDIDATE OPINION: Jos Nagels

CANDIDATE OPINION: Gerry Hodgson

CANDIDATE OPINION: Anthony Goddard

CANDIDATE OPINION: Robert Coe

Additional Posts

CANDIDATE OPINION: Abraham (Bram) van Berkel

Tauranga City Council Election 2024

OPINION: What to keep and what to cut in Hamilton’s Long-Term Plan?

OPINION: Comparing the coalition’s draft transport General Policy Statement (GPS) with Labour’s version

Rangitīkei District Council Southern Ward By-election 2024

CANDIDATE OPINION: Roger Stratford

CANDIDATE OPINION: John McDonald

CANDIDATE OPINION: Joan Shi

Wellington Pukehῑnau/Lambton Ward By-election 2024

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