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Mr Simms is right to insist on debating Democratic election being necessary for voting on Council, but ODT reporter Ruby Shaw is wrong to claim that I did not respond to questions in the hopelessly short 2 hour response time … Continue reading →

The ORC are an unaffordable blight on Dunedin’s development, wielding the Power of No and bureaucratic red-tape and delay like a religion. Dunedin has long needed a Unitary Council to cut duplication and planet-saving paralysis. ODT article 27/06/25 MP Shane … Continue reading →

Hard frosts may be on the way now that we have had the shortest day – make sure your radiator is full of anit-freeze that also lubricates and limits engine rust.Maintenance can keep many good things going as long as … Continue reading →

In the two hours before going under the knife for a new hip this week on Wednesday I learned of the last-minute proposal to change The DCC Revenue and Financing Policy to allow even more spending to be classified as … Continue reading →

Trouble climbing in and out of cars was the first sign of a R hip joint that had run out of what was needed to keep the bones from painful grinding under load.This Xray from several years ago shows the … Continue reading →

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/545267/council-quits-local-government-new-zealand-calling-it-far-left from RNZ.

From: Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz>Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 1:18 PMTo: Ruby Shaw <ruby.shaw@alliedpress.co.nz>Cc: Nicholas Smith <nicholas.smith@xtra.co.nz>Subject: 2025 Election Hi Ruby, Ta for your interest in my election plans. I am standing as an independent candidate for Dunedin Mayor and Council this October. With extensive business and political … Continue reading →

From: Lee Vandervis lee@vandervision.co.nz Date: Monday, 28 April 2025 at 2:41 PM To: Ruby Shaw ruby.shaw@alliedpress.co.nz Subject: Re: Business South and Zero Carbon Alliance Hi Ruby, I agree with Business South CEO Mike Collins that the DCC Zero Carbon Alliance … Continue reading →

This power is used as a last resort when all other attempts to get the rates paid have been exhausted.” I know of someone personally who had his home put into an auction process by a court order to recover … Continue reading →

There are some inaccuracies in the Andrew Simms summation as below, but in general I agree that the DCC should not proceed with its Smooth Hill landfill because of its unaffordable financial and environmental implications as well as a long … Continue reading →

If you Google NZ Government Funding for Maori there are 15 pages of Google headings to search through to get an idea of the scale of it.https://www.google.com/search?q=NZ+Government+Funding+for+Maori&sca_esv=da447278f1366733&sxsrf=ADLYWIJZVoXt2gZR66ugYDASwhzZHns1ig:1728803084089&ei=DHELZ8eRBfiX0-kP9cHv6QE&start=0&sa=N&sstk=Aagrsuj9W84hMmi2QmmqH1nKF1zzKznbTMKn5sgpl9Z6bkKBLSumG1tMM2-g2vMcj9z6of6p3j62FA95hbh4uBYgCJwhoeU5DDFc4J1MTf4ryUyzvcNpSHjbGkdXjmLEJfSJOn9hy3ZdguhWb_uOqF3to87-j7VorFA-sjOfXYy64LbNx-urkO1bq1pgKQYKWvR-Top1LSM-EPPAnxf3GnZKoUqft4OtqYIIW2_ogN-6hpLoxrzZQYeQv19OkPLXshOLSCwe4XkKG4C2PCz5BFbeG5U4SQ1-DBH4dgL8dAxU7WoIo5cWJkB1L2Df&ved=2ahUKEwjHx9qt5YqJAxX4yzQHHfXgOx04FBDy0wN6BAgFEAQ&biw=1262&bih=679&dpr=2

The answer that came back was 58.7%.

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich and Cr Lee Vandervis sought to stop further cycle-ways spending. However, their motion to have all further planned Dunedin City Council cycleways funding reviewed — because of ‘‘very low and declining use’’ of cycle lanes — … Continue reading →

This is the DCC cycle-count data that Cr Walker and others have long claimed would show increasing cycle usage over the last 4 years, when there has actually been a decline in cycle lane usage from 2022 despite an increasing … Continue reading →

NZTA might be forgiven for thinking it is still winter here in Dunedin, but spending our road taxes on such patronising road ‘safety’ advertising is surely a distracting waste of our money.

DCC Economic Development Agenda Data spoken of positively by many Councillors when in fact every significant comparison of Dunedin data compared to New Zealand averages data showed Dunedin to be below average, in many cases well below average. Look at … Continue reading →

This seesaw was $50 on FaceBook Marketplace at the time, and seems much better value to me. finding out how this $600,000 was spent is as below. From: Sharon Bodeker <Sharon.Bodeker@dcc.govt.nz> Date: Thursday, 21 November 2024 at 4:25 PM To: … Continue reading →