Is Auckland Council making itself Redundant? The paradox of retrenchment in the face of growth

Auckland Council has responded to Covid by retrenching staff. Yet Auckland faces huge growth pressures. Ultimately, our system of local government is not up to coping with growth and transformation. This leaves the centre. Indeed, "a government of transformation" was promised in 2017 by new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. But is Ms Ardern's central government any better at handling the big stuff? And if not, why not?
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Published on February 12, 2021 16:00
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Adventures at Snow Farm Part 1 – Skiing with a broken shoulder!

Mary Jane Walker
This winter, I have been told that I cannot do Alpine skiing because of my broken shoulder. A collision or heavy fall would take my shoulder back to being broken.

So, I wondered about trying gentler pu
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