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Monthly Archives: February 2015

the Waikanae River delta from the air

28 Saturday Feb 2015

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Waikanae River mouth

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bus stop shelter art in Wainuiomata

27 Friday Feb 2015

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See the earlier post on creative bus stop shelters.

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the Waikanae Medical Centre plans to open a branch at 43 Te Moana Road, Waikanae Beach

26 Thursday Feb 2015

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The centre recently bought this property which is not far from the beach and plans a satellite clinic here. On the face of it, a good idea, but not all locals are happy.  The flyer for a meeting this Sunday on the subject and other possible commercial operations at the beach is here.

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the Kapiti Coast District Council’s top bureaucrat gets over 6 times the average wage

25 Wednesday Feb 2015

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The boss of the KCDC, chief executive Pat Dougherty, has had an increase in his pay taking it to $300,430 a year. In 2012 an increase he received of $44,000 a year was labelled excessive and irresponsible, and received national media attention.

According to Statistics NZ, the average weekly NZ income from wages and salaries in June last year was $991.

Frankly, savings could and should be made in the impost on ratepayers by cutting the boss’s pay back by at least $100,000 a year. which is still four times the average for everybody in the country.  Mr Dougherty presently gets paid more than the District’s 10 elected councilors combined.

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the other Waikanae Beach

23 Monday Feb 2015

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Waikanae Beach

Above is a postcard from about 30 years ago showing the Waikanae Beach which is in the heart of Gisborne.  The Norfolk Pines are a feature of it.  The two lower pictures show the Holiday Park there.

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a competent rose pruner needed here

20 Friday Feb 2015

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Waikanae station flowers

These roses – which look quite straggled – and the gardens generally next to the Waikanae railway station could benefit from the attentions of a good gardener.

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a little corner of our porch garden in Waikanae

19 Thursday Feb 2015

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Waiky jardin

Although we are strong on native trees, we aren’t religious about that, and have planted a few deciduous red acer or maples with conifers after seeing a few Japanese gardens here and overseas.

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from Geoffrey Churchman: thank-you to my supporters

18 Wednesday Feb 2015

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The official by-election result released by the KCDC was –

Michael Scott: 1789
Quentin Poole: 1620
Geoffrey Churchman: 728
Jean Kahui: 525
Wynn Ingram: 321

The above figures include distribution of preferences as no-one got more than 50% of first preferences.

Jean Kahui had an almost identical platform to myself; but the differences between candidates generally seemed to be more ones of emphasis than substance.  The two most controversial issues for Waikanae people — the Expressway and water meters — are done, and the regional amalgamation issue affects everybody in the region.

 

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a pond by the Waikanae River

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

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Waikanae river

Looking south from a vantage point in Weggery Street; a nearby interpretation board gives some history.  The Waikanae River is further back with the mini-suburb (of Paraparaumu) of Otaihanga in the background.

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and now a by-election for the Waikanae Community Board

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

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With the news that Michael Scott has won the Kapiti Coast District Council Waikanae Ward by-election, there will now be a by-election for the Waikanae Community Board which Michael Scott was the chairman of.  He automatically now vacates his seat on this, although he is still required to attend its meetings.

Michael Scott was on the WCB for seven years and was thus the best known of the by-election candidates, so his victory isn’t a surprise.

However, only 3,721 votes were received by the Council returning officer out of about 9,000 sent out or about 41% participation, so the level of interest was disappointingly low.  No doubt if it had been a parliamentary by-election there would have been constant media attention, TV reporters, opinion polls, etc.  In addition, a lot of people probably think the ‘super-city’ is another fait accompli and the KCDC will disappear next year.

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