Posts by Sacha
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It doesn't represent who Aucklanders are (unless it's incredibly well done), it represents the city council doesn't it?
What does a unitary council (city and region combined) look like, given that it provides everything from rubbish collection, water and resource management consents to transport planning, tourism and business development, social policy and community venues?
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how we waltzed into having this conversation, happily conceding a huge amount of ground to the privatisers
Need way better articulation of the positive value of public goods. Since the election, people seem to have forgotten the arguments they perhaps didn't need so much for the previous nine years.
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Keep Auckland moving forward
ban reversing
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Prodesign has a comprehensive piece, with links aplenty.
The designers I’ve spoken to after a quick ring around seem more bemused than incensed about the competition (actually, since then a few do seem to be a bit incensed, and some incensed in the opposite direction, and there’s a bit of conversation going on over here)
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I'd welcome a reference that compares public funding and other support per creator/performer/group/genre/industry and outlines the characteristics of their audiences both local and international.
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You mean to make their music videos?
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Idiot/Savant has been reading the Creech report.
...the supposed "benefit" of overturning democracy - quick action - just isn't there.
So what's the real reason then? The review team gives it away when they accuse ECan of focusing too much on protecting the environment and having an "imbalance" between environmental, economic, social and cultural perspectives. But as they admit, there is no legislative requirement for such "balance" on regional councils, and ECan's environmental focus is largely driven by its voters.
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So you haven’t been reading Danyl’s posts?
Not well enough, you're right:
I'm pretty comfortable with the proposal to shut down Concert FM
I believe otherwise, to be clear.
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Trying to establish the demographics of RNZ Concert's listenership to avert any more angsty damage to furniture.
The most recent annual report (PDF, 1.3MB) sheds no light (and is locked for copying text - thanks a bunch).
Page 11 says percentage of broadcast hours "that reflect New Zealand's cultural identity including Maori language and culture" is 87% for National and 1% for Concert.
Page 12 says National plays 28% NZ music on rotate, while Concert manages 3% locally composed and 13% NZ performed.
Page 24 describes the statistical surveys undertaken but does not say anything about demographic composition of listeners. Staff however are detailed on p28.
Fail.
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Actually, the film societies have been supported by both Creative NZ and the NZ Film Commission over the years.
Good on them