Posts by Sacha
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If somone constantly hears the name mis-pronounced as "manner-cow" then naturally they will try to spell it Manakau.
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And TVNZ 'News' continues the spin about Len Brown - this time, swallowing whole the contention from right-wing opponents (but one left-wing Councillor agrees so that's OK then) that the Mayor is gypping Manukau's impoverished ratepayers by claiming sub-$20 cafe meals as expenses - including many at the nearest cafe to his Council building.
Am more than a little pissed off with them not making any effort to establish what actually went on - just providing a platform for smearers, doing the dubious he-said/he-said "balance" and asking the uninformed public in the street what they reckon - and without showing us what questions they asked them. I'd be ashamed to call myself a journalist.
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We could try Manu-kau as in Manu off Playschool? Or Manu Samoa.
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Demoted Labour MPs to stay on, reports TVNZ.
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Um, he's arguing your side of that one I think, Matthew.
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And unrepentent cultural intolerance remains alive and well in some parts of Manurewa.
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If Hartley wants to throw mud at Williams, I'd apply exactly the same standard. I think it's safe to say more people in North Shore City would know her background than have even heard of Jami-Lee Ross in Manukau. However, approaching an election period I'd match the level of disclosure to the type of statement or allegation being offered.
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I notice the pale burghers of Howick managed to get the name of the new super-city ward they were part of changed from Te Irirangi to - you guessed it - Howick. I suppose at least they'll be able to pronounce it proper.
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Meanwhile, a substantive local body story about the character of potential Auckland region rulers. Current C&R councillors ignore evidence-based policy in decisions about bus priority lanes.
...[AucklandCity Council's Transport committee chair Cr Ken Baguley] and his supporters are trying to translate the Tamaki Drive results across to Dominion Rd, the busiest suburban bus artery in Auckland, which carries more than twice the number of buses. They've done it on little more than a whim that what's good in Tamaki Drive will be equally good elsewhere.
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In their report on the Tamaki Drive trial, council traffic engineers emphasised the need to consider each route individually, with "particular regard to ARTA's Regional Arterial Road Plan" and that "retaining bus lanes within some corridors is paramount".
This advice was disregarded.
No doubt there are similar stories about other potential candidates that would help voters make a very important decision in October about who gets to shape the new super-city for many years to come.
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I don't think either Hartley or Gillon are impugning the integrity of their colleagues or staff, are they? Nor do their actions seem to be suspiciously well-synchronised with national political events like the release of certain expense records.
The Auckland region's election in a few months will be highly politicised along national party lines, and as Russell noted elsewhere it's looking dirty already.
It would therefore seem good journalistic practice for all current or prospective elected members to have their affiliations noted if they are making accusations like these.