supercity Archive

  • David Clendon

    Supercity saga continues - by David Clendon



    The Auckland Transition Agency has revealed a few more drips and drops of information, and we now know (roughly) who will be housed where in the brave new world of Supercity. read more
    June 1, 2010 9:58 am - 10 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Will the Supercity include ‘corporate sustainability’? - by David Clendon



    Caught up on an interesting discussion on Celsias about the likelihood of ‘corporate sustainability’ positions being included or not at our wonderful (?) new Supercity.   It would be a real shame for all concerned if they are foolish enough to not employ a good team of people who can drive both the new organisation’s ‘in house’ [...] read more
    May 5, 2010 10:10 am - 2 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Auckland Supercity – Rogernomics Round 2 - by David Clendon



    The Super (Monster?) City meetings we are hosting along with Labour are well under way, and we are getting good numbers attending.  What is coming through loudly and clearly is that people are angry and frustrated at the blatant attack on democracy and the underlying agenda of ‘Rogernomics Round 2’. Waiheke last Thursday attracted 40-odd [...] read more
    February 4, 2010 2:19 pm - 1 Comment
  • frog

    A friendly reminder to Aucklanders – your democracy is under threat - by frog



    Just before the summer break, the Government pushed Rodney Hide’s Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill through its First reading and sent it to Select Committee. I blogged about it at the time, but many frogblog readers may have missed it in the pre-Christmas rush.  So here’s a friendly reminder – submissions close on 12 [...] read more
    January 22, 2010 6:14 pm - 10 Comments
  • frog

    Submitting in your summer holiday - by frog



    As I predicted last week, the Government has allowed only a very short time for submissions on the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill – submissions close on 12 February 2010. This is a truly appalling Bill – it’s packed full of measures that undermine local democracy and promote the privatisation of Auckland’s assets. read more
    December 20, 2009 3:55 pm - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Rampant Rodney rogers Auckland - by frog



    Rodney Hide’s third supercity Bill, the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill, reveals a hardcore anti-democratic agenda for privatisation. read more
    December 15, 2009 8:41 am - 9 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Maori participation in Auckland SuperCity – Not! - by David Clendon



    It seems that Rodney Hide has yet again turned up to Cabinet with his papers and been allowed to advance (?) Auckland Governance another step closer to the shambles it will almost certainly become.  The prospects for meaningful Maori participation look like being close to zero. From Cabinet papers released today, we learn that the [...] read more
    December 3, 2009 11:14 pm - 98 Comments
  • frog

    Melissing the point - by frog



    A lot has been said already about Melissa Lee’s comment that the motorway would keep South Auckland criminals out of Mt Albert. While she did eventually apologise, I was surprised to hear her comment when she was pressed on the issue by Auckland University students yesterday. “You guys are students so you obviously don’t watch [...] read more
    May 22, 2009 6:20 am - 45 Comments