Article: Former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s stark warning about NZ’s democracy

By DaveForCouncil, on September 7th, 2025

A central criticism he made of New Zealand was the erosion of Parliamentary processes by successive governments – particularly the use of urgency for passing legislation, by which normal processes scrutinising bills are skipped. “If you want to process a great deal of legislation, the Parliament’s not sitting enough to deal with it,” said Palmer, noting that drafting legislation effectively was time-consuming and difficult. . . . → Read More: Article: Former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s stark warning about NZ’s democracy

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Whakatāne District Council Profile Statement & Video: Make Whakatāne A Happy Place

By DaveForCouncil, on September 4th, 2025

I was invited by the Whakatāne District Council to record a video and submit a profile statement for the Local Body Election.

I was pretty careful how I wrote the Profile Statement but I chose to do the video 'off the cuff' and not prepare for it and just answer the questions direct from my . . . → Read More: Whakatāne District Council Profile Statement & Video: Make Whakatāne A Happy Place

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Let’s reimagine the future of urban life — one city, one community, one happy place at a time.

By DaveForCouncil, on August 20th, 2025

Let’s reimagine the future of urban life — one city, one community, one happy place at a time. . . . → Read More: Let’s reimagine the future of urban life — one city, one community, one happy place at a time.

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