Consultation by manipulation
May 29, 2008
A few days ago, we posted a Guest Buzzmaker by a citizen who is also active in local club tennis. He has serious reservations about the sports park.
Today, BayBuzz was enormously flattered to see that the national tennis officialdom in Auckland is spontaneously and assiduously reading our modest teeny local blog. They posted a rejoinder [...]
Warm-up question for MPs
May 27, 2008
I know it’s a long time till parliamentary elections, but with the tax cut war already underway, it seems only fair that we start to ask some questions about the other side of the coin … spending priorities.
And to keep the issues close to home, we’ll just focus on the local “wish lists” of our [...]
Just doing his job
May 26, 2008
Councillor Wayne Bradshaw is Chair of the Hastings Council Finance Committee. He’s a numbers guy. He likes things to add up.
In Councillor Bradshaw’s view, the case for the proposed regional sports park just doesn’t add up. And as you’ll see in his Guest Buzzmaker column, he’s not just talking about sketchy revenue and cost [...]
Wayne Bradshaw, Hastings Councillor – Sports Park
May 26, 2008
Wayne Bradshaw, Hastings Councillor: Alternative to Regional Sports Park
IS THERE A BETTER WAY?
The Hastings District Council under the Local Government Act 2002 has an obligation to contribute to desired community outcomes and to provide for economic, social, environmental and cultural wellbeing in the present and the future.
This is the rational for the proposing and promoting [...]
