Those who think the Politburo will listen to them (apparently about 120 individuals and groups) will be doing that “in the Council Chambers from Monday through to Wednesday, with evening sessions on Monday and Tuesday. Members of the public are welcome to attend or watch the hearings online.”

Monday 14 May:  commencing at 9.00 am with an evening session starting at 5.35 pm

Tuesday 15 May:  commencing at 9.00 am with an evening session starting at 5.30 pm

Wednesday 16 May:  commencing at 9.00 am

Conducting sessions on important matters in secret only raises the question — what do they have to hide?  The present mayor of Kapiti made a campaign feature of the statement in Section 14 of the Local Government Act that a council must “conduct its business in an open, transparent, and democratically accountable manner”.  Well, he did a U turn on that once elected and except for David Scott, none of the councilors care about it.

Familiar story isn’t it? Public excluded. Causing ongoing controversy everywhere. What are they hiding? Oh, that’s right. Sensitive information. Sure. It’s not rocket science is it with everything else that they’re making headlines for these days? Especially recent revelations on the developers’ & fire sale prices in the Horowhenua. Anyway, this one is on the topic […]

via “Public should not have been excluded”: more on the Council front, this time Napier — Rangitikei Enviromental Health Watch

Remember that regardless of who is at fault, if you are involved in a collision with another road user, including pedestrians and cyclists, you have a legal obligation to stop and ascertain/assist with injuries and share details for insurance purposes.  If you don’t, you’ll likely face a police charge for not stopping.

A cyclist has serious injuries after a hit-and-run on the Kapiti Coast.

CCTV captured the crash, showing the driver hitting the cyclist at the intersection of Kapiti Rd and the northern Kapiti Expressway onramp, just before 8am on April 27.

The turned car pushed the the cyclist, who fell onto the road and suffered two elbow fractures.

Full story in the NZ Herald website

Iride McCloy, who has an active involvement in care and concern for Waikanae’s elderly folk, tells us this was to avoid a majority vote against him by the other board members.

Mr Lee of Paraparaumu has been a controversial figure in the investment broking community and was notably sued successfully by Bob Jones in 2010 for making factually incorrect statements in a newspaper article.

Why did Communism in Eastern Europe collapse at the end of the 1980s?  Because it doesn’t work.  That is why the $3.5 million per year+  ‘Economic Development’ notions of the KCDC to be paid for by its rates grab (on Waikanae people in particular) must be opposed.

From Dr Naomi Jacobs: “I decided to write the book following my initial shock in reading the New Zealand Herald, November 3, 2012, article, ‘Kaipara rates rebellion grows,’ about the huge, extortionate 40% property rates/tax increases being imposed by Kaipara District Council on ratepayers in New Zealand. After an extensive study of Marxism/Socialism/Communism over many years […]

via EXPONENTIAL RATES INCREASES, SOCIALIST COUNCILS, DEBT-BONDAGE AND SERFDOM IN NZ – an exposé by Dr Naomi Jacobs — Rangitikei Enviromental Health Watch