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Bryan Pepperellpepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.comBlogger464125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-55740756900927009362015-03-20T15:16:00.001-07:002015-03-20T15:16:27.606-07:00STRAIGHT TALKING WITH BRYAN AND NICK<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eTkVX06fDrA?list=UUBcVBZHqEtdbozUyc5WONiQ" width="480"></iframe>pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-41353798148683523942014-06-02T18:11:00.001-07:002014-06-02T18:11:13.563-07:00GIVE US DEMOCRACY WITH FREEDOM AND DIGNITY (+playlist)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JtCCgM0fFgs?list=UUBcVBZHqEtdbozUyc5WONiQ" width="459"></iframe>pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-64826879351921094042014-04-15T16:30:00.001-07:002014-04-15T16:30:46.905-07:00Peter Burger, Os Guinness and The Book of Enoch.... (+playlist)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/w6W1IAlsCGE" width="459"></iframe>pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-34897592654796890032014-03-28T07:32:00.001-07:002014-04-01T16:54:00.687-07:00WORLD 'HEADING FOR A BIG BUST' WARNS JEREMY GRANTHAM<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zOwPTRITfY4" width="459"></iframe>pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-41982853203239330142014-01-28T06:37:00.001-08:002014-01-28T06:37:03.614-08:00BABY KAKA COMES TO DINER<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FPaQ7wTtAUM" width="480"></iframe>pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-30376957263143841292013-06-01T22:59:00.001-07:002013-06-01T22:59:23.173-07:00THE POWER OF WATER MUST BE UNDERSTOOD AND RESPECTED
A big slip in Kingston is a reminder of the power of water and the need to respect it. I have been back several times to check on how things are going with this dramatic event.
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<br />pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-71814786762572498312013-05-05T10:28:00.004-07:002013-05-05T10:33:40.680-07:00Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story<div class="MsoNormal">
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current pool of money available in Wellington City is $1,411,936 which
includes all salaries paid to the Mayor, Councillors and Community Board
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pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-28292588899410206812013-05-04T11:25:00.001-07:002013-05-04T11:28:25.063-07:00Blissful ignorance at the Council Table? / My reply to Karl du Fres<div style="text-align: justify;">
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"Blissful ignorance at the Council Table" makes for an amusing read. </div>
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In the case of your contribution in today's paper there is more than</div>
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a grain of truth. However those witty comments leave out one of the </div>
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most serious issues. This year we are well on the way to borrowing </div>
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$400 million. Over the next 9 years we will have paid $287M</div>
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Twenty years ago the Council had no debt, performing assets and<br />
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unemployment in the capital. We now have inter-generational debt </div>
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and a massively over inflated view of the value of the city's asset base. </div>
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Let me quote you from the 2013-14 Draft Annual Plan. </div>
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the end of 2013/14 increasing to."??? "Over the same period our</div>
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forecast asset base totals $7.1 billion in 2013/14" Yeah-Right . </div>
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Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. You know as well </div>
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as I do that the realisable assets are more like $350million on a good day.</div>
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Has the media been sleeping also?</div>
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They certainly don't attend many council meetings, unlike 20 years ago!</div>
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pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-14817709901160228262013-04-05T16:15:00.002-07:002013-04-05T16:15:28.544-07:00A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD- DOMPOST ONLINE TODAY DOMPOST ONLINE TODAY <br />
Bryan PepperellLess than a minute ago<br /> Your comment is awaiting moderation<br /> From: Bryan Pepperell<br /> Sent: Wednesday, 7 November 2012 8:36 p.m.<br /> To: 'Sally Dossor'<br /> Subject: Report 4 Amendment S& P 8 November 2012<br /> <br /> REPORT 4<br /> <br /> Amendment:<br /> <br /> • Delete 2 – 11<br /> • New 2 and 3 as below<br /> <br /> 2. Recommend to Council that the activities of the following Council CCO’s are brought in-house:<br /> <br /> a) Basin Reserve Trust<br /> b) Partnership Wellington Trust<br /> c) Positively Wellington Venues Limited<br /> d) Capacity Infrastructure Services Limited<br /> e) Wellington Cable Car Limited<br /> f) Wellington Museums Trust<br /> g) Wellington Zoo Trust<br /> h) Wellington Waterfront Limited<br /> <br /> <br />
3. Recommend to Council to instruct the Chief Executive to agree a
transition process with the Board of each CCO to give effect to
recommendation 2 and report back to the Strategy and Policy Committee on
the transition plan for agreement by SPC by 31 March 2013.<br /> <br /> Moved.<br /> Cr Pepperell<br /> <br /> Seconded Justin Lester<br /> <br /> Voting for were: Stephany Cook, Iona Pannett, Bryan Pepperell, Helene Ritchie<br /> <br /> Voting against were: Mayor Celia Wade-Brown<br /> Councillors Ahipene Mercer, Ngaire Best, Jo Coughlan, Paul Eagle, Leonie Gill, Justin Lester, Ian McKinnon, John Morrison<br />
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pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-75619800366754950242013-04-04T09:10:00.002-07:002013-04-04T09:14:23.661-07:00THE CITYOPS MEN SIT QUIETLY WITH GREAT DIGNITY WAITING FOR THE AXE TO FALL<img alt="Photo: The CityOps workers at Council." class="img" height="378" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/150163_10151386567654352_1512594887_n.jpg" style="left: -1px;" width="507" />pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-7694396675602220912013-04-04T08:16:00.001-07:002013-04-04T08:16:28.880-07:00HOW THE COUNCIL VOTED ON A CRITICAL ISSUE 4 April 2013<div class="userContentWrapper aboveUnitContent">
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(7) Mayor Wade-Brown ( Chair has a casting vote) so with her second
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<br />pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-43945906243916617262013-03-12T00:24:00.004-07:002013-03-15T01:06:04.222-07:00WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL AND FOG <span class="userContent">This
morning our current CEO suggested Wellington City Council has a lazy
balance sheet. That caused me to reflect on the state of our books. </span><br />
<span class="userContent"><br /> Our Closing Gross Borrowing for 2013/14 is $397,513,000.00<br /> Our total l<span class="text_exposed_show">iabilities 2013/14 are $539,272,000.00<br /> <br /> We have revenue from rates of 2013/14 $233,567,000.00<br /> Other income brings our 2013/14 revenue up to $420,262,000<br /> <br /> Our total expense 2013/14 is $388,242,000.00<br /> <br /> Wellington City Council has a borrowing target of of 105 percent of operating income. <br /> <br />
For a household that might work as long as income holds up but if there
is a loss of income then it spells disaster. It's called debt based
economics. Don't kid yourself Council is in trouble like all economies
that are debt based. </span></span><img alt="Photo" class="img" height="331" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/p480x480/310050_10150275706164352_7925981_n.jpg" style="left: -43px;" width="590" />pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-37246226776966774232013-03-10T12:16:00.001-07:002013-03-15T01:09:26.380-07:00THIS WEEK THE DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN 2013/14<span class="userContent">THIS WEEK THE DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN 2013/14<br /> <br /> WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL FINANCE EXPENSE<br /> <br /> INTEREST ON DEBT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS $92,292,000.00<br /> <br /> WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL INTEREST ON DEBT FOR 2012/13 $21,000,000.00<br /> <br /> WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL INTEREST ON DEBT FOR 2013/14 $22,895,000.00</span><br />
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house when I looked up and heard her call so I called back, she then
fell at my feet. I picked her up and tried to give her current juice but
too late. My young friend Anthony held her in his hands and she took
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(NOVEMBER 21 2012) I attended a Hui in Lower Hutt. It was about proposals to amalgamate
councils in the Wellington region. In a power grab Fran Wilde is pushing
for a Super Council in Wellington. Other Councils are not convinced it
is needed or a good idea. This is a battle to keep local democracy so I
ask you to be on standby and ready to defend what is left of local
decision making with all its imperfections. Things could be much worse
under over paid bureaucrats with a small group of highly paid elected
people on a Super Council. It will certainly be more expensive for home
owners with less accessibility to decision makers. Those who get elected
will certainly come from the monied class.</span></span></h4>
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It was an astonishing day at the council where a vote was taken to
immediately stop paying Councillors director's fees to serve on Boards,
Trusts and CCOs.<br /> Voting for were: Councillors Justin Lester, Iona Pannett, Bryan Pepper</span><div class="text_exposed_show">
<span style="font-size: small;">ell, Helene Ritchie.<br /><br />
Voting against the amendment to stop paying Councillors who serve on
Boards, trusts, and CCOs were: Mayor Celia Wade-Brown Councillors R <br /> ay Ahipene-Mercer, Councillor Ngaire Best, Stephanie Cook, Jo Coughlan, Andy Foster, Leonie Gill, Ian McKinnon, John Morrison.<br /><br />
Most Councillors on Trusts, Boards and CCOs get an extra $15,000 but
Ian Mckinnon gets an Extra $46,250 on top of his Council salary as
Deputy. <br /><br /> Absent were Councillors Paul Eagle and Simon Marsh </span><br /> </div>
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My e-mail to the Mayor and council<br />
<strong>From:</strong> Bryan Pepperell [mailto:Bryan.Pepperell@wcc.govt.nz]<br />
<strong>Sent:</strong> Tuesday, 6 November 2012 8:37 p.m.<br />
<strong>To:</strong> Celia Wade-Brown (celia.wade-brown@wcc.govt.nz)<br />
; GRP: Councillors<br />
<strong>Subject:</strong> REVIEW OF COUNCIL CONTROLLED ORGANISATIONS<br />
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Hi, due to my medical dental needs today, I had to leave early, but I
wish to return to the issues that I raised, and some new ones. L<br />
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We did not get what we wanted with the review. Last week a member
of the public stopped me and asked if we were governing the system or
was the system governing us?<br />
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We wanted a review of the CCOs’ and that included whether they were
fit for purpose. What we got was a justification for purpose.<br />
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We wanted to have a say in who did the review. L<br />
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We wanted to have a workshop.<br />
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I’m sure many councillors will be concerned about making savings and finding less costly ways to deliver services.<br />
<br />
If the economy goes belly up as a consequence of an energy crash we
will be looking at how to survive it. A further deepening of the
recession will force a rethink. We will still have the debt when 20
percent of the workforce are out of work. The economy will tank<br />
<br />
with further oil price increases. We will have to look at ways to
cope. When people lose their income rates will become a big issue. So
far all we have is status quo. That is not the answer when the world
is changing.<br />
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Large unemployment will cause further focus on higher salaries. The
deputy mayor was right to raise the issue. Things will get ugly and we
will need to show we understand by our actions.<br />
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One of the CCO CEO’s I’m told got a $40,000 bonus on top of $250,000. Sal. I’m told the job in house was worth $160,000.<br />
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We were told In - house there were possible net savings of $790k.
That being the case we need that as the less costly way to deliver
services. As I have not seen the breakdown I’m thinking there may be
more savings to be made by bringing services in-house. J<br />
<br />
Cheers<br />
<br />
<strong>From:</strong> Bryan Pepperell<br />
<strong>Sent:</strong> Wednesday, 7 November 2012 8:36 p.m.<br />
<strong>To:</strong> 'Sally Dossor'<br />
<strong>Subject:</strong> Report 4 Amendment S& P 8 November 2012<br />
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REPORT 4<br />
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Amendment:<br />
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• Delete 2 – 11<br />
• New 2 and 3 as below<br />
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2. Recommend to Council that the activities of the following Council CCO’s are brought in-house:<br />
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a) Basin Reserve Trust<br />
b) Partnership Wellington Trust<br />
c) Positively Wellington Venues Limited<br />
d) Capacity Infrastructure Services Limited<br />
e) Wellington Cable Car Limited<br />
f) Wellington Museums Trust<br />
g) Wellington Zoo Trust<br />
h) Wellington Waterfront Limited<br />
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3. Recommend to Council to instruct the Chief Executive
to agree a transition process with the Board of each CCO to give effect
to recommendation 2 and report back to the Strategy and Policy
Committee on the transition plan for agreement by SPC by 31 March 2013.<br />
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Moved.<br />
Cr Pepperell<br />
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Seconded Justin Lester<br />
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Voting for were: Stephany Cook, Iona Pannett, Bryan Pepperell, Helene Ritchie<br />
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Voting against were: Mayor Celia Wade-Brown<br />
Councillors Ahipene Mercer, Ngaire Best, Jo Coughlan, Paul Eagle, Leonie Gill, Justin Lester, Ian McKinnon, John Morrison<br />
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Simon Marsh was absent.</div>
</span>pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18657661.post-9076973565691806532012-11-02T22:17:00.001-07:002012-11-02T22:22:34.867-07:00LOSING LOCAL DEMOCRACYLocal Government Act 2002 <br />
Amendment Bill <br />
As reported from the Local Government and Environment Committee. <br />
A very dark cloud is hanging over our country. Local democracy as we
have known it is about to be removed. Is that what you want ? <br />
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New Zealand First summed it up well in the last paragraph of its submission:<br />
"This bill poses a direct threat to the important second tier of
democracy in our country and could mean that the local council ends up
being run exclusively by those that support the Government of the
day--not controlled by those elected by the voting public. It is
fundamental that communities have the democratic right to determine the
local governance of their city and district. Any proposed amalgamations
of local authorities should be as a result of local community acceptance
and approval, not imposed on them by central Government intervention as
occurred in Auckland." </div>
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<span class="userContent">SOCIALIZING THE LOSSES </span></h2>
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<span class="userContent">THE RISING DEBT $$$$ ON YOUR RATES BILL</span></h3>
<span class="userContent"> Voting against the temporary venue on the waterfront were:<br /> Councillors Cook, Lester, Pannett, Pepperell, Ritchie.<br /> </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">HOW YOUR RATES AND RENT GO UP</span></h3>
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<span class="userContent">Privatizing the profits</span></h3>
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Voting for the Temporary Venue were: Councillors Ahipene-Mercer,
Coughlan, Eagle, Foster, Gill, Mckinnon, Marsh, Morrison and Mayor
Wade-Brown.</span>pepptalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987236993428415761noreply@blogger.com0