As Super City debate on CCOs and all things Super heats up – the absence of criticism of Mayor Andrew Williams continuous “Wolf” cries last year – is conspicuous.
It increasingly appears that the Mayor was dead right with emphasis on the “dead” for local body politicians to have a significant input into local matters.
By their nature, CCOs are designed to take control away from politicians and the public to get things done. Read more... (186 words, 1 image, estimated 45 secs reading time)
Mayor Williams speaks with John Grant on happening in and around the Shore or this week about events that impact the shore.
Andrew Williams has no issue with the additional funding support for the completion of Eden Park, although he is still disappointed that his preferred option of North Harbour stadium was not adopted.
He’s also full of admiration for Takapuna resident Shaun Quincey who’s currently rowing the Tasman from Coffs Harbour to a likely landing spot around Taranaki.
Here his comments in the podcast below.
Mayor Williams talks with John Grant [6:59m]:
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Auckland councils are currently making a last ditch effort to limit the power new unelected agencies will wield in the super city.
The councils are finalizing their submissions to the Auckland governance select committee before Friday’s deadline. Many fear that the elected super city council will lose control of some of the most important aspects of local government.
This is the council’s last chance to persuade MPs before the Super City blue print is locked into law. Read more... (327 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
With a Xmas message to North Shore.
Mayor Andrew Williams told North Shore Community Radio today that the Governement has it quite wrong on the record of his text messages to Government Ministers.
The Mayor also outlines the latest developents in the Leaky Homes scandal and developments of the Rosedale Tunnel Project which has reached some key milestones.
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Herald commentator Brian Rudman has come out in heavy support of Mayor Andrew William’s stance on the leaky home scandal.
Mr Rudman said Mr Williams reaction to the Government 10% “take or leave it” offer “derisory” – and he’s dead right.
“Mayor Williams says the [Mayoral Forum] talks broke down after he said the miserly 10 per cent of repair costs the Government was offering to contribute – was less than the 12.5 per cent it would get back in goods and services tax.” Read more... (553 words, 2 images, estimated 2:13 mins reading time)
Mayor Andrew Williams is joining North Shore Community Radio for a weekly chat on political developments on the shore.
This week he talks to David Tilson about the Leaky Buildings disaster and Super City concerns.
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Controversy over recent claims by Local Government Minister Rodney Hide that his reforms simply sail through Cabinet virtually unchallenged has turned the spotlight on the up-coming third Auckland Council bill, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said today.
“Since the spectacle of Rodney Hide’s extraordinary claim that his papers to Cabinet sail through because his fellow ministers “are too busy with their own stuff they’re not bothered” and his subsequent retraction and apology, dozens of North Shore residents have told me they will be taking a close interest in the next Auckland Council bill to see if the Minister has slipped anything through under the radar,” Mayor Williams said. Read more... (304 words, 1 image, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)
Press Release: North Shore City Council
In a press release from the North Shore City Council, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams believes the ‘u-turn’ on local government reform vindicates North Shore common sense.
The government’s spectacular U-turn in dropping Rodney Hide’s crazy plans to gut local government services and starve community programmes of funding vindicates the strong stand taken by residents and community leaders up and down the North Shore, says North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams . Read more... (557 words, 1 image, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)
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