Skillset needed to be a mayor September 20, 2016 What qualities and skills are needed to be a successful mayor in a city like Wellington? John Bishop talks to several former local-body politicians about what makes a successful mayor, and summarises in a chart ...
How you vote matters a lot in the mayoralty race August 3, 2016 The STY voting system we use for local elections throws up a lot of questions. JOHN BISHOP
outlines just some of the things to ponder before local-body voting begins next month.
Voting papers for Wellington’s local government ...
In decline November 6, 2014 “Generally the Wellington economy is performing below the national average.” That’s the verdict from Grow Wellington’s latest report on the regional economy. It reveals that Wellington is lagging behind in job growth, immigration and visitor ...
Sweet Success February 21, 2014 A Levin licorice maker is paying for his staff to take holidays overseas. It’s part of his success story.
Employees who’ve worked for Roger Halliwell’s company RJ’s Licorice for ten years are shouted an all expenses- ...
Amalgamation: forget it February 20, 2014 Units of local government rarely agree to merge with each other. It does happen, but most mergers are forced upon councils.
They are imposed from outside, in the case of Auckland by central government following the ...
What qualities and skills are needed to be a successful mayor in a city like Wellington? John Bishop talks to several former local-body politicians about what makes a successful mayor, and summarises in a chart ...
The STY voting system we use for local elections throws up a lot of questions. JOHN BISHOP
outlines just some of the things to ponder before local-body voting begins next month.
Voting papers for Wellington’s local government ...
“Generally the Wellington economy is performing below the national average.” That’s the verdict from Grow Wellington’s latest report on the regional economy. It reveals that Wellington is lagging behind in job growth, immigration and visitor ...
A Levin licorice maker is paying for his staff to take holidays overseas. It’s part of his success story.
Employees who’ve worked for Roger Halliwell’s company RJ’s Licorice for ten years are shouted an all expenses- ...
Units of local government rarely agree to merge with each other. It does happen, but most mergers are forced upon councils.
They are imposed from outside, in the case of Auckland by central government following the ...