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Addressing the Climate Challenge

Addressing the Climate Challenge

May 28th 2019 Hamilton City, like all Councils in NZ, must play its part in addressing the Climate Challenge. I’ve been asked about my position. Here is a starting point to kick off discussions at Council. Five Read more

Public Participation at Hamilton City Council

Public Participation at Hamilton City Council

January 17th 2019 Public participation in city affairs is vital. Not just at election year. Not just through formal submissions, or public forums at Council (where if you are lucky you will be given minutes to speak Read more

Visitors to Hamilton; why they matter and why an iSite office is vital.

Visitors to Hamilton; why they matter and why an iSite office is vital.

January 8th 2019 A number of times last year the Mayor King led the move to close the iSite office, in favour of "digital" tourism solutions. This year the topic will come up again. Council will need to make a Read more

Living in the City 2018!

Living in the City 2018!

December 5th 2018 If Hamilton was only a sea of grey roofed houses, joined by grey tar sealed roads, hiding a grey network of pipes, would you live here? In 470BC Socrates said "By far the greatest and most admi Read more

Cities vital to good conservation in NZ

September 20th 2018 It's simple. Without cities actively working to protect and enhance natural treasures and biodiversity in NZ, our extinction rates will remain high and the permanent loss of natural resources will Read more

Paula ponders Plastic!

Paula ponders Plastic!

July 30th 2018 Over the last month I've been thinking a lot about plastic. Mainly how to avoid it. Taking on the challenge of Plastic Free July. I knew I would not be able to avoid all plastic, but I was going to Read more

Localism in Local Government

Localism in Local Government

July 18th 2018 "Public services should be provided by the sphere of government which is as close as possible to the people". In other words LOCAL councils should be able to better provide what their communities Read more

Hamilton City Council Long Term Plan; a mixed bag?

Hamilton City Council Long Term Plan; a mixed bag?

June 30th 2018 I'm not happy with the final rates burden or how we got here. I'm not happy about a number of key priorities of this plan or the process. But, I fully understand the financial pressures of our City. Read more

Deprivation and hardship; something Hamilton City Council needs to think more about.

Deprivation and hardship; something Hamilton City Council needs to think more about.

June 24th 2018 26% of Hamiltonian's live in the most deprived areas of the city and 17% live in the least deprived areas according to the Waikato Plan report on Socio Economic deprivation in the Waikato. (link at e Read more

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