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At first, I thought I must have been dreaming yesterday morning. There was John Banks loudly attacking central government politicians from Wellington. How dare they impose expensive and unjustified costs on Aucklanders? Why were they so insistent on rushing through their own ideas rather than taking…
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John Banks is steadily dropping away from a possibility of gaining the Auckland super-city mayoralty. A Herald online poll has John Banks falling to third in preference behind Steven Tindall - who has not even declared that he is interested or would run. Len Brown…
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It's interesting to look at the trend behind the headline 11 point poll lead Len Brown has opened up over John Banks as reported in today's Herald. In April Brown was only rated as preferred mayor by 6% of Aucklanders verse 17% for Banks. A…
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There is a very revealing article in this month's Metro magazine (not online) that takes a look at the strengths of the campaigns of the two declared candidates for the Auckland mayoralty. Interestingly the piece states that National and ACT are ready to dump John…
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John 'Mayor for Remuera' Banks would've been gagging on his morning gruel after reading this headline on page two of Monday's Herald: Jeers and boos greet Banks' stand-in at debate. Ouch. Citrats councillor, and Don Brash/John Banks hagiographer, Paul Goldsmith turned up to a super-city…
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Lord Mayor of Remuera John 'barking mad' Banks has (mis)fired the first shots of his campaign by producing some strip advertisements outlining the planned expansion of his duchy he claims he's Mayor of Takanini! - and taking out a full page ad promising he will…
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Fresh from pulling the pin (then blaming others) on a Queen's Wharf redesign competition he himself conceived, led and championed, Remuera mayor John 'in your guts you know he's nuts' Banks has again flip-flopped on a policy proposal from his council. Yesterday the Banks' and…
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Yesterday the Auckland Transition Agency (ATA) released its draft structure for the new Auckland council. Fortunately for the staff, and service levels in the new Auckland council, the ATA has a 'commitment to maintaining or enhancing council service delivery.' This means: 'A prudent approach will…
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John 'in your guts you know he's nuts' Banks has isolated himself out to the right of Rodney Hide when it comes to the activities of local government. Yesterday Rodney Hide started to backtrack on his promise to restrict local government to providing 'core services'…
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Last night C&R councillor and National Party MP Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga ended his double-dipping charade and quit the Auckland City Council. By way of background, Sam was elected as a councillor for Tamaki-Maungakiekie in the 2007 local body election. He used this position to leverage…
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John 'barking mad' Banks' cheerleader WhaleOil has called for Rodney Hide to introduce the power of recall into the legislation for the new Auckland super-city. I wonder if that is such a wise call. Remember Cameron Slater is the son of Citrat president John Slater,…
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Len Brown seems to have the Right in a bit of panic. Remuera Mayor John ‘in your guts you know he's nuts' Banks is speculating that Brown's already toted up $150-$200k of campaign spending. Banks has always been screwy but he seems to have just…
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Far from being a careful steward of ratepayers' money and someone who takes pride in his city, Auckland mayor John Banks is allowing parts of the CBD to slide. Less than two years ago Banks' council spent $1.5 million upgrading the central Auckland lane Swanson…
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There is a very revealing quote from John Banks in the weekend's Dominion Post where he talks about his campaign strategy: Uptown, Auckland Mayor John Banks, a former police minister and radio talkback host, is doing his best to soften his public image. "If I…
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There is an astounding editorial in today's business newspaper The Independent (not online) titled Foolish idea spirited away. Commenting on the recent 11pm closing time fiasco for Auckland restaurants and bars, the paper slams Banks' leadership saying, 'the embarrassing back down by Auckland City Mayor…
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This week John Banks took his faltering super mayoralty campaign to the Takapuna Rotary Club on Auckland's North Shore. Banks tried to butter up the locals by talking about the time he was elected to the Birkenhead Borough Council waaaaaaaaaay back in 1977 (hint: you're…
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Former National Party leader Dr Don Brash and Auckland Mayor John Banks love making the big bucks. And what better way to do it than hitting the most vulnerable in society. Today the National Party stalwarts are after mental patients. The Herald notes: KiwiSaver targets…
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UMR's just released a poll showing Manukau mayor Len Brown as the preferred mayor of the Auckland Super City, slightly ahead of John Banks. The poll shows Brown on 35%, Banks on 34%, and 31% undecided. They've also done a matchup between Banks and Auckland…