The Home Show, over the weekend (Thursday 6 October - Sunday 9th October 2016) has a Tokora South Waikato celebrate Blacksmithing. (Video -> http://youtu.be/HkaERkpkLoI )
The results of the South Waikato Local Territorial Election are in.
Let's hit while the iron is hot.
Who were the winners and losers on the day of the election.
New person from each of the wards Tokoroa, Putaruru and Tirau in Marama, Gray and Peter.
The Mayoral race still has to be called as a cloud hangs over the appeal process with regards to the Mayor Sinclair endorsement of the deputy. If this happens under the new rules and is permitted by the Local Government Commission then we have New Zealand facing an a systemic disaster as freakish as the Tangiwai disaster when the bridge of democracy is washed out by the larha of expedience. The public will see the full power of the council being put behind the deputy when the mayor decides to retire from standing. This support will put undue pressure on the deputy in a way that is unhealthy and will also cause apathy in any other candidates standing. The apathy is the worst as the brightest and best will be reticent from elected office and standards will decline.
Congratulations to the three new elected members. In some ways all three are towering figures and will cast long shadows over the sitting relocated members as the scales are reset.
Having two laywers on council new will smarten up the rule of law side of the council and the Regional Council prosecution of South Waikato district council for cutting trees out of a stream "was a shoddy job all round" according to Cr William Machen.
The Trinity Farms LTD link of Gray will be a big support of Herman Van Rooijen pro farm stance in the district.
And Peter from Tirau will ensure that the coffee at the break times in full council meetings goes to the community who visits and participates and not the staff eating the elected members food as it is only the CEO the need interact with elected members and community at break times. The staff have a large staff room down stairs and are paid well to feed themselves and need not elbow out the community tentatively coming to participate on their own time. Seeing food fall from staff mouths as they stumble out of break times and cough all over the public who sit without even a glass of water is a disgrace perpetuated for 12 years under Mayor Sinclair. Let's get to some policy making by resolution from council vote and not from the mayor talking to staff behind the CEO back to have things moved. Yes one pissed off resident at the cowboy policy planning under Mayor Sinclair retired. For a mouth full of food in staff mouths he got little consultation done. Take for example the BP station in Tirau and the closing off of Logan Street as an example of poor consultation. Shall I list 12 years worth of issues of just look to the new council to send staff down stairs to eat?
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