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Voting has started – I hope you registered
Elections are like a triennial visit to a sandwich shop. There are some that will not require to know what the ingredients are as they will like the picture, all colourful and in its best light. Others will be drawn in by the lure of the sweetened ingredients, the sugar burst or short-term fix. At…
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Plan Change 8
27 July 2026 The Editor The final week to get submissions in on the proposed plan change 8 of the Canterbury Regional Land and Water Plan has arrived. The Press has regularly reported on this, however given the long term cost to the people of Canterbury it is a long way from being understood or…
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Keep our Port Public
19 July 2026 I attended Friday evenings Community Forum to keep our port public which was hosted at the Loons, Lyttelton by The Maritime Union of NZ, Rail & Maritime Transport Union and NZDE. It was a great turn out by the community with a fullhouse, and it was very informative. Meeting recording is available…
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The Water Thieves
July 1st 2026 While much of the current public debate has focused on another attempt to wrest control of Lyttelton Port Company from its public owners, Environment Canterbury has quietly moved to entrench freshwater management practices that many would argue have contributed to the decline of one of our region’s most precious resources. Last week,…
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We Need You
Okay followers, we are heading into the home straight with only a couple of weeks to meet the party members threshold to be registered for this year’s general election. It costs a dollar, and being a member doesn’t oblige you to anything. Our rules even allow you to belong to another party (although your other…
