Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Waitara and the perils of public advocacy https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357204#post357204 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357204#post357204 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 09:06:52 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357159#post357159 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357159#post357159 This is so wrong. Vindictive regional council wages war on the people and the democratic processes

Totally illogical behaviour – these people are attempting to pay off their Draconian obligation yet:
Council director of corporate services Mike Nield said on 13 November 2015 legal representatives for the three individuals were…

]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:57:43 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357158#post357158 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357158#post357158 Now made the stuff website. This is so wrong. Vindictive regional council wages war on the people and the democratic processes. Taranaki people should vote this Regional Council out.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/77388539/Taranaki-Regional-Council-files-bankruptcy-proceedings-against-Friends-of-Waitara-River

]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:09:48 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357090#post357090 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=357090#post357090 The vindictive Taranaki Regional Council is spending hundreds of thousands chasing this small debt. Serious threat to democracy.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/297910/council-spends-$270k-chasing-$25k-debt

]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:24:40 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=354735#post354735 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=354735#post354735 a chance for some public advocacy in Chch

Save City Care
Keep Our Assets Picket
at Christchurch City Council Building,
Worcester Boulevard Entrance,
This Wednesday, January 20th, 12 noon -1.30 p.m.
Today!

]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:20:42 +1300 izogi https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=354700#post354700 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=354700#post354700 in the DomPost. ]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:16:09 +1300 izogi https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=354571#post354571 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=354571#post354571 It's not directly on this story but this, from this evening, seems very significant re government departments and charging for OIA requests:

Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight

The Reserve Bank has invoiced Fairfax for an OIA request, and other departments are expected to follow.

]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:05:38 +1300 izogi https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352904#post352904 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352904#post352904 Has anyone found an actual published report that can be read? I can’t see anything obvious on the Ombudsman’s website.

To answer my own question, Jane Patterson's analysis from this morning indicates that it's about to be released.

]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:09:43 +1300 izogi https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352876#post352876 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352876#post352876 Has anyone found an actual published report that can be read? I can't see anything obvious on the Ombudsman's website.

I can see the 7 page project summary, but that's from before it started.

As recently as October 23rd there was also this survey of requesters and government workers, presumably…

]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2015 09:57:02 +1300 Abbie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352872#post352872 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352872#post352872 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 08:29:33 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352870#post352870 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352870#post352870 Speaking of lack of accountability, Ombudsman Bev Wakem is offering up a free pass for govt to continue abusing the OIA – as they have admitted doing.

But no, she reckons it's those damn journos and their pesky questions that are the real problem. Thankfully this waste of space is…

]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2015 07:56:49 +1300 Hebe https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352869#post352869 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352869#post352869 Great piece Abbie. It is wrong, so wrong.

Add this to the gutting of Ecan and the Christchurch CBD debacle and suspension of democracy and I despair at the course New Zealand democracy is on.

We need some form of constitution because our governing bodies, local and national, can no…

]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2015 22:32:32 +1300 Sofie Bribiesca https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352853#post352853 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352853#post352853 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:12:42 +1300 Abbie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352835#post352835 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352835#post352835 https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/supportthewaitara3/ The case was already lost on appeal – on the same technicality. So legal avenues have been exhausted. Which is why public opinion has become so important instead, to send a message. ]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2015 08:06:08 +1300 Sofie Bribiesca https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352829#post352829 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352829#post352829 I will kick the fund of I will donate 61 dollars

We’ll donate $50.00.Where to? Do they want to appeal.? We can help there too.

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 23:16:54 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352827#post352827 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352827#post352827 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:18:14 +1300 Trevor Dodunski https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352817#post352817 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352817#post352817 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:34:27 +1300 izogi https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352797#post352797 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352797#post352797 The real danger of what the TRC has done is to ensure that citizens will not make submissions to consents again where costs are threatened.

How common is it for any New Zealand agency to charge for requests under either the the OIA or the LGOIMA?

In other countries (eg…

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:34:38 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352785#post352785 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352785#post352785 There was a group formed, back in the day, in Hamilton to protest the aerial spraying of Foray 48b for the Asian Gypsy Moth.

They fought long and hard...and lost.

Got hit with the costs.

I read a Hansard excerpt that basically said "they asked for it."

I really have…

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:03:38 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352780#post352780 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352780#post352780 I look forward to the Taxpayer Onion's strident denunciation of public money wasted by local government attempts to spite-fuck (and financially cripple) critics though the courts. Courts, needs I add, that already have significant backlogs.

Won't hold my breath waiting, though.

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:35:26 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352778#post352778 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352778#post352778 Hmmm...conflicted and vested interest anyone?

Had a bit of a battle against the Waikato Regional Council a few years ago...scrutinising the background of elected 'representatives' proved to be a depressing and dehumansing process.

I was following this wee battle and cheering the protagonists.

It would stick in my craw to…

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:11:39 +1300 Abbie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352776#post352776 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352776#post352776 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:45:38 +1300 st ephen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352775#post352775 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352775#post352775 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:45:31 +1300 st ephen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352774#post352774 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352774#post352774 Vote these men out. It is not that easy.

True – they appear to be cloning them.

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:44:21 +1300 Ross Bell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352773#post352773 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352773#post352773 Posting this link without comment:
http://www.trc.govt.nz/councillors-and-management/

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:39:14 +1300 Abbie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352770#post352770 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352770#post352770 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:18:34 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352769#post352769 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-waitara-and-the-perils-of-public/?p=352769#post352769 Discussion from blog post.

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