Upper Hutt Library Changes - on going
UPDATE: Councillor McLeod has contacted me and is helping me understand how I can approach Council and exercise my democratic rights, with a view to my and any others who wish to come along to the Committee Meeting that will review the Library and how the changes have performed – meeting date - I will let you know.
It is my intention at this stage, to attend and speak and to present evidence of the deep distress that the change has caused many long-time users of the Library.
Please email Councillors and let them know if you are for or against the change.
I’VE BEEN THINKING!
Q. How come certain city councillors are able to completely ignore a ratepayer? For months now. In contravention of their sworn oaths to do the opposite? Oaths to uphold and facilitate rate payers, to understand and access the democratic process?
If I am correct and it is the Mayors job as ‘chief councillor’ to oversee councillors, to make sure that he and everything they do is lawful, procedurally correct, in line with protocols and their sworn duty as elected representatives in respect of serving rate payers needs and issues without judgement, equally, then something is very wrong with democracy in Upper Hutt.
I understand that it is part of the chief councillors (Mayors) roll to help and instruct individual councillors to comply with the laws, protocols and oath that all the councillors swore to uphold, including himself.
Q. So who’s not doing their job?
How come the Mayor has not done his job, as I understand it, in guiding the councillors in their sworn legal obligations to rate payers. How has he allowed our councillors to be derelict in their duty to us?
• Did the Mayor not tell them their obligations as elected representatives to rate payers?
• Did the Mayor instruct them regarding their obligations to us and in this instance they chose to ignore them?
• Did the Mayor instruct them to ignore me?
Whatever the answer is, it all comes back to the Mayor.
Poll: Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?
Drivers get where they need to go, but sometimes it seems that we are all abiding by different road rules (for example, the varying ways drivers indicate around a roundabout).
Do you think drivers should be required to take a quick driving theory test every 10 years?
Vote in the poll and share any road rules that you've seen bent! 😱
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49.5% Yes
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48.6% No
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1.9% Other - I'll share below
Tai Chi October - December 2024
Hi, I'm Andrew Hardwick, Tai Chi Instructor and member of NZ National Tai Chi Chuan Association Incorporated (NZNTCCA). The name of my wellness-focussed Tai Chi class is Not Strictly Tai Chi. The quirky name is a humorous twist on the name of shows like "Strictly Come Dancing", and from the fact that (a) I'm not strict and (b) If I see an exercise I think would provide a health benefit to my Tai Chi students, I will add it to my class offerings.
My Upper Hutt venue is Te Kupenga o Rongomai - Maidstone Sports Hub. Classes are in school term times only, and are open to all ages.
So far in 2024 we've had ages ranging from Mums attending while their kids are at school, through to retired people looking for healthy exercise.
No experience necessary. Experienced and beginners equally welcome
School Term 4 classes will be on the following dates
Wednesday evenings, from 7pm - 8pm
October 16th
October 23rd
October 30th
November 6th
November 13th
November 20th
November 27th
December 4th
December 11th
December 18th
Thursday mornings, from 10am - 11am
October 17th
October 24th
October 31st
November 7th
November 14th
November 21st
November 28th
December 5th
December 12th
December 19th
Enquiries welcome on 021 153 2508
Andrew Hardwick - Tai Chi Instructor
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