Category: Protest
OPINION: LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 2)
Sep 3, 2025 | Auckland City, Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Incoming Legislation, International, International Organisation, Internet of Things, Kaipara District, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Property Rights, Protest, Rates Increases, Regulations, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Water Meters, WEF, Wellington City
OPINION: LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 1)
Jul 31, 2025 | Arts and Cultural, Auckland City, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, LGFA, LGNZ, New Zealand Issues, Official Information Act, Opinion, Parliament, Protest, Rates Increases, Rubbish, Sports and Events, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Water Meters, Wellington City, Whanganui District
LGNZ holds annual conference and engages in propaganda war with Taxpayers’ Union
Jul 31, 2025 | Buller District, Christchurch City, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Dunedin City, Far North District, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Incoming Legislation, Invercargill City, Kapiti Coast District, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, Nelson City, New Plymouth District, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Palmerston North City, Petitions, Porirua City, Professional Managerial Class, Protest, Rangitīkei District, Rates Increases, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Upper Hutt City, Voting Record, Waikato Region, Waipa District, Wellington City, Whanganui District
Concerns that areas of Hamilton are “wastewater network constrained”
Apr 30, 2025 | Core Services, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Developer Contributions, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, High-density Housing, Housing supply, News, Opinion, Pollution, Protest, Regulations, Resource Management Act (RMA), Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Three Waters, Voting Record
OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing
Apr 22, 2025 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Consultation, Council Debt, Council Funding, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Internet of Things, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Petitions, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading, Wellington City
OPINION: Serious Mismanagement and Lack of Accountability with Water Services
Mar 31, 2025 | Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Kaipara District, Law and Legislation, LGFA, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Protest, Rates Increases, Three Waters, Water Meters, Wellington City
Kāpiti Coastal Advisory Panel and managed retreat: June 2024 updates
Jun 30, 2024 | Article, Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Consultation, Council Meetings, Flood Risk, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Greater Wellington Region, International Organisation, Kapiti Coast District, Managed Retreat, Natural Hazards, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Protest, Resource Management Act (RMA), Taking Action, United Nations
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PopularCommunity Organises Opposition to the Site Selection of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Proposed for Southern Hamilton
Aug 17, 2025 | Article, Building Consent, Core Services, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, News, Pollution, Property Rights, Protest, Safety and Well-being, Taking Action, Three Waters, Waikato Region, Waipa District
Over 70 people attended an afternoon meeting on the 9th of August, where a community on the edge...
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OPINION: LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 2)
Sep 3, 2025 | Auckland City, Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Incoming Legislation, International, International Organisation, Internet of Things, Kaipara District, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Property Rights, Protest, Rates Increases, Regulations, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Water Meters, WEF, Wellington City
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LatestSupreme Court rules in favour of landowners in Mt Messenger Bypass dispute
Mar 9, 2026 | Contractors, Court case, Government Organisations, Infrastructure, Interview, Law and Legislation, New Zealand Issues, News, Property Rights, Protest, Regulations, Transport and Roading
Summary The Mt Messenger Bypass roading project involves plans to straighten approximately 6...
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OPINION: LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 2)
Sep 3, 2025 | Auckland City, Climate Change and Weather, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Incoming Legislation, International, International Organisation, Internet of Things, Kaipara District, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Property Rights, Protest, Rates Increases, Regulations, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Water Meters, WEF, Wellington City
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OPINION: LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 1)
Jul 31, 2025 | Arts and Cultural, Auckland City, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, LGFA, LGNZ, New Zealand Issues, Official Information Act, Opinion, Parliament, Protest, Rates Increases, Rubbish, Sports and Events, Three Waters, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Water Meters, Wellington City, Whanganui District
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LGNZ holds annual conference and engages in propaganda war with Taxpayers’ Union
Jul 31, 2025 | Buller District, Christchurch City, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Dunedin City, Far North District, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Incoming Legislation, Invercargill City, Kapiti Coast District, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, Nelson City, New Plymouth District, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Palmerston North City, Petitions, Porirua City, Professional Managerial Class, Protest, Rangitīkei District, Rates Increases, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Upper Hutt City, Voting Record, Waikato Region, Waipa District, Wellington City, Whanganui District
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Concerns that areas of Hamilton are “wastewater network constrained”
Apr 30, 2025 | Core Services, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Developer Contributions, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, High-density Housing, Housing supply, News, Opinion, Pollution, Protest, Regulations, Resource Management Act (RMA), Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Three Waters, Voting Record
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News coverage of the meetings to oppose the Tararua toll road
Oct 25, 2024 | Cities and Regions, Consultation, Council Spending, Emergency Services, Health and Safety, News, Palmerston North City, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Safety and Well-being, Toll Roads, Transport and Roading
Summary State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge was closed in 2017 due to slips. Saddle road is...
Read MoreNZTA consultation on three proposed toll roads (closes 7 Oct 2024)
Sep 30, 2024 | Article, Cities and Regions, Consultation, News, Palmerston North City, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading
All three consultations on these proposed toll roads close at 5:00pm on Monday 7 October 2024. If...
Read MoreNew Zealand Initiative Report: Driving Change – How road pricing can improve our roads
Aug 3, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Cities, Council Funding, Electromagnetic Pollution, Hamilton City, Internet of Things, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Protest, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading, Wellington City
Summary The New Zealand Initiative self-identifies as a “Wellington-based think tank supported...
Read MoreOPINION: Rage against the machine
Jul 3, 2024 | Code of Conduct complaints, Consultation, Freedom of Expression, Hamilton City, Law and Legislation, News, Opinion, Protest, Waipa District
By Andrew Bydder A message I sent to Waipa council as a private citizen and resident of the...
Read MoreOPINION: A bridge too far
Jul 3, 2024 | Code of Conduct complaints, Consultation, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Hamilton City, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Parks and Reserves, Protest, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Waipa District
By Andrew Bydder The sleepy leafy suburbs of quaint conservative Cambridge were torn apart by...
Read MoreWhat Has Been Happening with Number Plate Recognition Cameras in Manchester, UK?
Jun 1, 2024 | Article, Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Council Debt, Council Spending, Crime, Global Agendas, International, Mode Shift, News, Overview, Petitions, Protest, Public Transport, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Surveillance, Taking Action, Transport and Roading
Summary and Key Points In 2008 the Greater Manchester local authorities proposed a congestion...
Read MoreProtest outside Hamilton City Council on the 27th of June
May 31, 2024 | Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Hamilton City, News, Protest, Taking Action
A protest is being planned before Hamilton City Council’s Long-Term Plan is finalised in...
Read MoreOpposing the planned raised platform on Wairere Drive at the Karewa Place turnoff
Mar 28, 2024 | Article, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Letter Templates, Mode Shift, Protest, Resource Management Act (RMA), Resources, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero
Hamilton City Council recently (5th of March 2024) voted for a plan to install a large raised...
Read MoreOPINION: Speed bumps coming to Wairere Drive
Mar 23, 2024 | Article, Council Meetings, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, Opinion, Protest, Resource Management Act (RMA), Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading
By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Half of Hamiltonians use Wairere Drive regularly. For...
Read MoreOpposing NZTA’s installation of “Raised Safety Platforms” on State Highway 1C in Hamilton
Dec 19, 2023 | Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Letter Templates, Mode Shift, Protest, Resources, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Taking Action
UPDATE 21/12/2023: People are reporting that NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) is claiming that...
Read MoreShaw’s Bird Park, the road, and the Council: A bureaucratic nightmare in Hamilton
Dec 17, 2023 | Article, Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Law and Legislation, News, Parks and Reserves, Petitions, Protest
The Americans say “You can’t fight City Hall”. When you take on your council, Big Bureaucracy...
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