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NO SOLUTIONS FROM SMITH

NO SOLUTIONS FROM SMITH

Nick Smith fails to address the real problems facing the Christchurch City Council. The Minister of Local Government's 'big' ide...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, January 30, 2012 0 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, nick smith, sideshow bob
CAN SIDESHOW BOB SURVIVE?

CAN SIDESHOW BOB SURVIVE?

In the face of mounting public pressure, Bob is getting desperate... He's claimed that Christchurch City Council merely has 'commun...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, January 26, 2012 0 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob, tony marryatt
HAIKU TIME!

HAIKU TIME!

Clare Curran is making a stand for the working class! I don't read Labour's Red Alert much and a reader has just reminded me why. ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, January 26, 2012 2 comments
Labels: clare curran, labour party
THE BIZARRE ADVENTURES OF COUNCILLOR WELLS

THE BIZARRE ADVENTURES OF COUNCILLOR WELLS

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sue wells
WELLS SHOOTS HERSELF IN THE FOOT

WELLS SHOOTS HERSELF IN THE FOOT

Councillor Sue Wells has lost the plot. Mayor Sideshow Bob's and Tony Marryatt's decision to spend $80,000 of ratepayers money on an...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob, sue wells
IT'S DR EVIL!

IT'S DR EVIL!

Why is Kim Dotcom guilty until proven innocent and why is the New Zealand media acting as a cheerleader for the American authorities? Despit...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, January 22, 2012 2 comments
Labels: media, megaupload
WASTING MORE MONEY

WASTING MORE MONEY

There's been a communications breakdown at the Christchurch City Council, claims Sideshow Bob. But we've all heard this excuse befor...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, January 21, 2012 0 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob
A WORLD TO WIN

A WORLD TO WIN

"More than any other time in my life, and the lives of many others, the world is filled with energy. And it should be our goal to harn...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, January 20, 2012 0 comments
Labels: marxisn, trish kahle
SURE TO RISE

SURE TO RISE

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 0 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, tony marryatt
24 OVER PAR!

24 OVER PAR!

Christchurch's most unpopular man was out on the golf course again on Sunday (15 January). Tony was again playing at the Christchurch G...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, January 16, 2012 1 comments
Labels: tony marryatt
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

CERA chief Roger Sutton says Christchurch has a bright future - but that's cold comfort for people struggling today. Roger Sutton, the ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, January 16, 2012 3 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, earthquake, roger sutton
MALLARD PROPOSES WAR ON THE POOR

MALLARD PROPOSES WAR ON THE POOR

Trevor Mallard wants Labour to 'rethink' the welfare state. Liam Byrne, British Labour's spokesperson on welfare, has been attac...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, January 13, 2012 4 comments
Labels: david shearer, labour party, trevor mallard, welfare
26 OVER PAR!

26 OVER PAR!

We'll keep you right up to date with Tony Marryatt's golf game! Tony was playing golf and 'clearing his head' at the Christ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, January 13, 2012 0 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, golf, tony marryatt
WORKING ON HIS GOLF GAME

WORKING ON HIS GOLF GAME

On two of the nine weekends that Christchurch City Council CEO Tony Marryatt said he was working, he was actually playing golf. Thanks to a...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, January 07, 2012 6 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, tony marryatt
GREED IS GOOD!

GREED IS GOOD!

An OECD report issued in December last year showed that New Zealand has one of the fastest growing income gaps in the OECD. The gap betwee...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, January 06, 2012 3 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, tony marryatt
WHY WON'T THE MEDIA CALL OUT RON PAUL?

WHY WON'T THE MEDIA CALL OUT RON PAUL?

The corporate media have portrayed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul as a 'maverick'. Liberals have been seduced by his...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, January 05, 2012 1 comments
Labels: ron paul, trish kahle
CHRISTCHURCH NEEDS GOD!

CHRISTCHURCH NEEDS GOD!

Deputy Mayor Ngaire Button thinks the good people of Christchurch need to be 'saved'. In these days of trouble, what do the good peo...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 9 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, ngaire button
POP-UP REBUILD TIME!

POP-UP REBUILD TIME!

Families enjoyed some classic Kiwi fun during a pop-up picnic in Scarborough Park in Sumner on New Year's Day. The picnic wa...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 0 comments
Labels: cera, christchurch, roger sutton
REPORT BLASTS COUNCIL

REPORT BLASTS COUNCIL

Mayor Sideshow Bob claims Tony Marryatt is a fantastic CEO. Apparently the Christchurch City Council is 'lucky to have him'. A cou...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, January 02, 2012 2 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob, tony marryatt
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