Brent Barrett
@brentbarrett.bsky.social
Green City Councillor for Palmerston North. Agricultural Scientist.
Aotearoa New Zealand by choice.
Aotearoa New Zealand by choice.
Excellent contribution from New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom.
Lots to gain from benchmarking in local government.
Lots of risks with rate capping.
Well said Neil.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Lots to gain from benchmarking in local government.
Lots of risks with rate capping.
Well said Neil.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
A better idea than rates caps to tackle councils’ performance
OPINION: There are other options for the Government if it wants to sustainably lift local government’s performance and meet wider economic objectives.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Excellent contribution from New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom.
Lots to gain from benchmarking in local government.
Lots of risks with rate capping.
Well said Neil.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Lots to gain from benchmarking in local government.
Lots of risks with rate capping.
Well said Neil.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Cathartic experience. Spoke to my submission on Coalition Govt’s Treaty Principles Bill today. Five recommendations. 1 Withdraw the Bill. 2 Apologise to New Zealanders. 3 Apologise to Māori. 4 Apologise to King Charles. 5 Prime Minister to acknowledge this Bill too high a price for power.
February 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Cathartic experience. Spoke to my submission on Coalition Govt’s Treaty Principles Bill today. Five recommendations. 1 Withdraw the Bill. 2 Apologise to New Zealanders. 3 Apologise to Māori. 4 Apologise to King Charles. 5 Prime Minister to acknowledge this Bill too high a price for power.
When the Ambassador does what the Prime Minister should have. His leadership failures are becoming unnervingly routine.
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Members of NZ's Latin American community shocked, offended by NZ First MPs' comments
Winston Peters and Shane Jones' comments during a debate raise "huge red flags" for the community, leaders say.
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January 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When the Ambassador does what the Prime Minister should have. His leadership failures are becoming unnervingly routine.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Fair point. Throughout Aotearoa, Local Government needs to do a much better job indicating costs beyond the three year window. In related news, we continue to be the OECD outlier with by far the lowest share of public money vested in local control.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
The $1667 chasm between Wellington rates plan and reality
ANALYSIS: Each decade councils plan how much they are going to charge in rates. The difference between reality and plans in one Wellington house would mean a return flight to Southeast Asia. Have your...
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January 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Fair point. Throughout Aotearoa, Local Government needs to do a much better job indicating costs beyond the three year window. In related news, we continue to be the OECD outlier with by far the lowest share of public money vested in local control.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
Deeply Dystopian Day.
Trump 2.0 kicks off. Musk salutes.
If by ‘end the decline of America’ POTUS meant ‘begin the implosion’ then we’re off to a very fine start indeed.
A day that will live in infamy.
And here at home, Luxon & Co (checks notes) wants to ‘deepen ties’.
Beyond belief!
Trump 2.0 kicks off. Musk salutes.
If by ‘end the decline of America’ POTUS meant ‘begin the implosion’ then we’re off to a very fine start indeed.
A day that will live in infamy.
And here at home, Luxon & Co (checks notes) wants to ‘deepen ties’.
Beyond belief!
January 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Deeply Dystopian Day.
Trump 2.0 kicks off. Musk salutes.
If by ‘end the decline of America’ POTUS meant ‘begin the implosion’ then we’re off to a very fine start indeed.
A day that will live in infamy.
And here at home, Luxon & Co (checks notes) wants to ‘deepen ties’.
Beyond belief!
Trump 2.0 kicks off. Musk salutes.
If by ‘end the decline of America’ POTUS meant ‘begin the implosion’ then we’re off to a very fine start indeed.
A day that will live in infamy.
And here at home, Luxon & Co (checks notes) wants to ‘deepen ties’.
Beyond belief!
Nice to see student numbers building at UCOL. Already over 1,000 students registered in Palmy. Includes 100s of international learners. Developing the skills and the people our city needs to thrive. All the best for the year ahead.
January 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Nice to see student numbers building at UCOL. Already over 1,000 students registered in Palmy. Includes 100s of international learners. Developing the skills and the people our city needs to thrive. All the best for the year ahead.
bsky.app/profile/spok... Massive!
This is awesome - Ōtautahi Christchurch is a cycling city! 🚲❤️
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Christchurch hits cycling milestone
Cycling in Christchurch is at an all-time high with more than four million trips clocked in 2024.
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January 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
bsky.app/profile/spok... Massive!
Kia ora everybody! By way of introduction, here's who we are and what we do!
Manawatū People's Radio is the Community Access Media station for Palmerston North and the Manawatū region. Tl;dr: we help people from our area make their own radio shows and podcasts, for free!
Manawatū People's Radio is the Community Access Media station for Palmerston North and the Manawatū region. Tl;dr: we help people from our area make their own radio shows and podcasts, for free!
January 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Thrilled to visit the renewed Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui today.
Wonderfully strengthened blend of Māori and non-Māori worlds expressed in art.
A beautifully framed Ruapehu maunga from the new wing.
And a powerful reminder of what philanthropy can achieve over time.
Wonderfully strengthened blend of Māori and non-Māori worlds expressed in art.
A beautifully framed Ruapehu maunga from the new wing.
And a powerful reminder of what philanthropy can achieve over time.
January 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Thrilled to visit the renewed Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui today.
Wonderfully strengthened blend of Māori and non-Māori worlds expressed in art.
A beautifully framed Ruapehu maunga from the new wing.
And a powerful reminder of what philanthropy can achieve over time.
Wonderfully strengthened blend of Māori and non-Māori worlds expressed in art.
A beautifully framed Ruapehu maunga from the new wing.
And a powerful reminder of what philanthropy can achieve over time.
I do love visiting Taranaki. Always feel close to nature when I’m here, and enjoy waterfront and green spaces laced through the urban zone. A brisk southerly kept it cool, but still got a dip in the ocean!
January 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I do love visiting Taranaki. Always feel close to nature when I’m here, and enjoy waterfront and green spaces laced through the urban zone. A brisk southerly kept it cool, but still got a dip in the ocean!
Stoked that 2024 saw us crack 125,000 bike crossing on He Ara Kotahi bridge in Palmy.
Build it and they will ride!
Build it and they will ride!
January 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Stoked that 2024 saw us crack 125,000 bike crossing on He Ara Kotahi bridge in Palmy.
Build it and they will ride!
Build it and they will ride!
A new year, and I’ll be exploring new spaces in our social media ecosystem.
1 January proving quiet in Te Papioea Palmerston North, after the good vibes of big crowds for New Years celebrations in Te Marae o Hine The Square. Complete with not one but two fireworks displays.
1 January proving quiet in Te Papioea Palmerston North, after the good vibes of big crowds for New Years celebrations in Te Marae o Hine The Square. Complete with not one but two fireworks displays.
January 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A new year, and I’ll be exploring new spaces in our social media ecosystem.
1 January proving quiet in Te Papioea Palmerston North, after the good vibes of big crowds for New Years celebrations in Te Marae o Hine The Square. Complete with not one but two fireworks displays.
1 January proving quiet in Te Papioea Palmerston North, after the good vibes of big crowds for New Years celebrations in Te Marae o Hine The Square. Complete with not one but two fireworks displays.