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Taxes, rates, value and land: Common Ground Aotearoa
Rates, taxes and whatnots: are there better options than New Zealand’s current system of getting money to fund public services like pipes? Post from Common Ground Aotearoa, nerdy advocates for a better way
Read MoreRainy day watching and listening fun
Some great city-building watching and listening we’ve been enjoying…
Read MoreCountering misinformation & disinformation in our communities: power yourself up!
False information is really, *really* unhealthy and, unsurprisingly, it’s infiltrating the public discourse around even the most “no brainer” city changes. There’s now training to power yourself up to help inoculate your community conversations!
Read MoreDon’t be resigned to renting being rubbish. It needn’t be!
Just your regular reminder that the munted way we do some things in New Zealand isn’t Just How It is. And, in fact, being better is straightforward!
Read MoreTeeny local businesses… and what we need to make them ubiquitous again
Little hyper-local neighbourhood businesses are great for 1,000 reasons, but they’ve been killed off by zoming rules and big-box shopping. So how do we let them come back?
Read MorePublic health & low carbon transport: what parties said
While the relationship between these might seem obvious to readers of Talk Wellington, public health researchers thought they’d ask political parties about this directly, and see what they said. The results are…
Read MoreLocally-driven civics: talanoa-wānanga and citizens’ assembly on climate change
Another of the many great local things to light up your pre-election world
Read MoreQ: Is your city any good? A: Depends how green it is
“Why are you moving to That City?” “Well, a few reasons …but mostly it’s just greener than all the others we were considering”
Read MoreLet’s be less rubbish about waste – have your say pronto!
This one almost got away on us: the Wellington Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan needs your shove – closing Friday 5pm!
Read MoreBetter train-ing for Te Upoko o te Ika? Tune in!
Wellington’s metropolitan (suburban) rail upgrade has been a long time coming, and a long time in the delivering. Tune in to a livestream Thursday 31st August to hear more.
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