Bridging the Rimutaka divide: Wellington needs Wairarapa

26.04.2013/14.00

In an interview today, the subject of regional reform and amalgamation came up. There’s quite a good site already seeking feedback on the process, and I’ve taken part in a 2012 forum on the subject as well. In 2010, the mood in Wellington, based on those I met in the campaign, seemed to be […]

Is super-city opposition super-softening?

31.05.2012/07.06

Earlier this month, I attended a session on the potential of a Wellington super-city, and was interested to note that the mood, that was so dead set against one in 2010, had begun to shift. In fact, in the previous month, the outgoing chairman of Price Waterhouse Coopers (I can’t bring myself to write that […]