Vexatious complaints |
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Cedric, a founding member of the Headhunter Gang, used the Council complaint system all the time. It gave him complete anonymity and police protection. The Council did all the work and the ratepayers paid the bills. All Cedric had to do was laugh.
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Murdering Mavis |
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Mavis Yarall was murdered by the Auckland City Council.
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Beyond the law |
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Doug Armstrong, Chair of Auckland City Council Finance Committee, openly advocates city violence rather than a peaceful city, nuclear war rather than a nuclear-free city, exploitation of the poor through unfair trading practices rather than a fair-trade city, the encouraging of profligate waste rather than zero waste, and the destruction of the planet through unsustainable patterns of growth rather than sustainability. (Panache 7, December 2009)
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Undeclared interest |
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Herald photo by Dean Purcell Dog review provokes hot debate
A council committee reviewing dog bylaws is being accused of favouritism
by Angela Gregory
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The protection racket |
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When the jury retired we took a straw vote. Eleven jurors said "guilty"
while I said "not guilty". I was Chairperson. I knew I had to convince
everyone else to change their mind, and they were not particularly
interested. They just wanted to go home.
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The private boat ramp |
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In the old days the Mayor always had the road sealed outside his house.
No one complained. The Mayor gave a lot of his life in community
service and it only seemed fair that he should get something in return.
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The Geo-tech Report |
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I must have looked dismayed when the building inspector asked for a
geo-tech report. "Don't worry." he hastened to reassure me. "My brother and I run a little
geo-tech business and we will be able to provide exactly what you will
need over the coming week-end."
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Getting the story |
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The reporter rang up to ask if he could come to Court to report on the
hearing. I assured him that it would be extremely boring and was almost
certainly going to be adjourned. "If you want a story" I suggested
"then I have a much better idea as to how you might spend your
afternoon."
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