by Cimino | 7 Apr 2017 | Local, Representation
Representing hundreds and thousands On average, each of Auckland region’s part-time local board politicians represents 9500 people. But a report prepared for Auckland Council argues for the number of local boards and local board members to be halved, which would...
by Cimino | 7 Jan 2017 | Democracy index, Direct democracy, Global democracy, MMP, STV
Make direct democracy smart democracy Professor David Altman wrote the book on it. Academics know it as direct democracy; Australians, bless ’em, mostly as plebiscites; New Zealanders as referendumsor New Zealanders, when confronted by a microphone: referenda....
by Cimino | 24 Sep 2016 | Berger for the board, Election turnout, Local, Local board, STV, Youth voting
Warkworth from 4000 to 20 000 by 2040. That would be a five-fold increase in less than half the 50 years it took the region to treble to today’s population, of about 1.5 million. With this planned growth-rate of more than three times the regional average, Warkworth is...
by Cimino | 20 Sep 2016 | Berger for the board, Local, Local board
Penny Webster is good. She’s been a keen advocate for old people who don’t like apartments leaving the centre of Auckland, which is one of the key values of our War effort. Besides that, she’s handled a key finance role for the last three years [and the three years...
by Cimino | 18 Sep 2016 | Berger for the board, Local, Local board, Youth voting
Tessa Berger’s bonanza of national media coverage began locally, with the Rodney Times sending out its reporter Jay Boreham to interview Tessa in respect to her eye-catching billboards, one of which by then had been removed. Given evidence of its reasonably careful...
by Mahurangi Action | 14 Jun 2016 | Local, Local board
As lodged 1.00 pm Friday 24 June 2016 Alternative application under Schedule 3 of the Local Government Act 2002 Alternative application applicant: Mahurangi Action Incorporated Representative of applicant: Cimino Cole, secretary 590 Mahurangi West Road RD...
