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Slippage dangers in Glenfield
Saturday, 2 August 2008, 5:38 pm | David Thornton
Below is an email I sent to North Shore Mayor, Andrew Williams, following my visit to the latest slippage site in Mulberrry Place, Glenfield. The email asks that the Mayor instructs council staff to review all possible slippage sites in Glenfield ... More >>
‘London Model’ not solution to Auckland problems
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 12:15 am | David Thornton
[Former member of the Greater London Council, North Shore City Council and Auckland Regional Land Transport Committee - and currently Deputy Chairman of Glenfield Community Board. Founder, NoMoreRates] More >>
Select Committee Asked To Reject Bill
Friday, 22 February 2008, 9:34 am | David Thornton
David Thornton, speaking on behalf of Glenfield Community Board, today told Parliaments Local Government & Environment Select Committee that ratepayers should not have to pay an additiinal 2% council rates increase to fund eleven community organisations ... More >>
More madness possible from Electoral Finance Bill
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:59 am | David Thornton
So Tim Shadbolt is threatening to ‘bring down the Government’ if it reduces funding for Invercargill’s Southern Institute of Technology [SIT] [see today’s NZ Herald page A5] More >>
Councils must now take up the challenges
Monday, 19 November 2007, 11:53 am | David Thornton
This was the message NoMoreRates founder/organiser David Thornton gave to the Annual Local Government Finance Forum in Wellington last week. More >>
Electoral Bill is a direct attack on lobby groups
Monday, 19 November 2007, 11:47 am | David Thornton
The Electoral Finance Bill is a direct attack on lobby groups such as the NoMorerates.com campaign. More >>
NoMoreRates founder/organiser to run for Nth Shore
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 11:36 am | David Thornton
David Thornton, founder/organiser of the NoMoreRates campaign today announced that he will stand for election to the North Shore City Council as a councillor for the Harbour Ward. More >>
David Thornton on water price increases
Thursday, 24 May 2007, 10:54 am | David Thornton
‘Why should fresh water supply and processing of wastewater become a profitable exercise in order to pay for other council activities?’ More >>
Restructuring Auckland will undermine democracy
Monday, 21 May 2007, 3:14 pm | David Thornton
Proposals to restructure local governance in the Auckland Region will not be known until after nominations for October’s local elections open on 27th July. Under proposals in a Report on Progress of the ‘Strenthening Auckland’s Regional Governance’project ... More >>
Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
Sunday, 20 May 2007, 5:27 pm | David Thornton
[David Thornton is a former - North Shore City Councillor, Glenfield Community Board Member, member of Auckland Regional Land Transport Committee. He is currently organiser of NoMoreRates.com, chairman of Glenfield Ratepayers and chairman of Glenfield Community ... More >>
Comment On Metrowater Price Increase.
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 11:21 am | David Thornton
The proposal by Metrowater Ltd to increase water charges by 9.1% may be illegal and I have asked the Auditor-General to clarify the position. More >>
Eden Park Decision Still A Threat To Ratepayers
Monday, 27 November 2006, 4:29 pm | David Thornton
In announcing the cabinet decision on the stadium Minister Mallard has still not made it clear how this will be funded - including capital costs and ongoing operational costs, and possible losses. More >>
David Thornton - Fears For Democracy In NZ
Friday, 24 November 2006, 10:17 am | David Thornton
Stadium High Court Decision Correct But Hearing Reveals Extent Of Proposed Government ‘Empowering’ Legislation. More >>
Mayors Have No Mandate For Change
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 3:52 pm | David Thornton
When the mayors of the four cities of the Auckland region meet with the Prime Minister tomorrow, to put forward their plans for a reorganisation of local councils, they do so without a mandate from either their own councils or the people of the Auckland ... More >>
Petition to get rates issue to Select Committee
Friday, 25 August 2006, 3:28 pm | David Thornton
Speaking to an audience of more than 400 at a Grey Power North Shore meeting this afternoon, campaign leader David Thornton launched a nationwide petition asking Parliament to pass legislation placing limits on local council rates increases. More >>
Ratepayers Are Treated Like Political Football
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 4:53 pm | David Thornton
The announcement of an Independent Inquiry into rates is not good news for ratepayers who will have a long wait before new legislation is in place which might protect them from the harsh rates increases they will face over the next few years. More >>
To New Zealand First MPs
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 4:25 pm | David Thornton
But you must now know that the whole country is screaming for some control to be placed on increasing council rates. More >>
Mayor's Full Page Ad. 'Obscene'
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 9:55 am | David Thornton
Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard's full page advertisement in today's New Zealand Herald is an insult to ratepayers' intelligence and a stupid waste of money - even if it is his own money. More >>
Another Rates Revolt On The Cards
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 1:33 pm | David Thornton
A leaked story in today's NZ Herald reveals that Auckland's local body leaders are having secret meetings with central government - the outcome of which is bad news for the people of Auckland. More >>
Cullen Being Unreasonable
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 1:13 pm | David Thornton
Michael Cullen's comments today that a 5% cap on ARC rates is 'unrealistic' is a body blow to hopes, by ratepayers and local councils, that Government would provide additional funding to help solve Auckland's traffic congestion problems More >>
