We talk to anyone involved in local politics in our area including community board members, Councillors and even sometimes the Mayor. We also catch up with our resident politics guy John "Awesome" Lawson.
Latest episodes
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26 min
Local Government Minister Not Getting Any Love at LGNZ Conference
We look at a few local things happening like a road closure on Whaanga Road and the new cell phone tower before looking at the recent Local Government Conference in Rotorua where M…
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27 min
Phil McCabe and the Green Party Campaign
First time political candidate and Raglan local Phil McCabe is in studio to talk about his experience on the road around the Taranaki King Country electorate and his hopes for the…
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28 min
Lisa Thomson In Studio
We talk about the resignation of the council Chief Executive, the Long Term Plan, Wainui Reserve Plan dates, a survey showing council staff across Australasia are disengaged and we…
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42 min
Where Now For Council Mergers
Mayor Aksel Bech joins us to talk about the council merger pause and the effect of the Taxpayers Union on council issues like the rates cap. We also look at what the cap means for…
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42 min
Council Mergers On Pause
As well as the shock news from the government yesterday we look the Raglan Lawns situation, the return of the WSL, Wainui Reserve, the long term spending plan and this week's film…
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46 min
John Lawson's Got All The Details
We talk about the Raglan Community Board meeting, Wainui Reserve, Council funds, the Long Term Plan, and a quick look at the bus situation.
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37 min
Community Board Looking For Feedback
With the rates cap coming into force the community board is wanting to know which council services are most important to local ratepayers.
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34 min
Council Spending Plans Under Review
Lisa Thomson joins us to talk about plans to cut council spending and what this means for the the services we get. We also talk about the WSL, the Voice & Choice committee and next…
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51 min
Local Candidate for the Green Party and Council Spending
John Lawson joins us in the studio as we look at council spending (and costs cutting) plans. Plus John has the announcement of a Green Party candidate from Whaingaroa.
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40 min
Lisa Thomson - What Is Council Really For
In a wide ranging discussion that takes us through the council merger process, moves to further reduce council powers, the IAWAI Waters bill we talk about the change that are happe…
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36 min
What Really Happened In The Council Merger Process
The government's rushed council merger process appears to have pitted council's against each other with Taupo vehemently opposed to a plan developed by Waikato District to combine…
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36 min
Focus On The Regional Council
Not much is happening at the District Council so John Lawson has been checking out the Regional Council staff's attempts to educate their Councillors about climate change. We also…
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35 min
John Lawson and Local Politics
John's back on the Morning Show to look at local council issues, plus we accidentally start looking at a bit of national politics and then run out of things to talk about because c…
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38 min
Ross Wallis Report in from the Raglan Community Board
Following the Community Board meeting on Wednesday we talk to Chairperson Ross Wallis about: The new cell phone tower, Te Uku Subdivision, WSL feedback, discretionary fund grants,…
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33 min
Council Merger Chaos
With just a few days left for councils to decide who they're going to merge with we talk to Waikato Mayor Aksel Bech about who's in who's out of his plan for a Western Waikato Coun…
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36 min
Council Mergers Still Dominating Council Activity
There's not much happening at council aside from the focus on the governmandated merges so we get a good look at that before talking about speed limit changes in Whatawhata and wel…
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25 min
Mayoral Awards & Council Update with Lisa Thomson
Council is still doing it's normal business, including Mayoral Awards, road closures, planning for the long term spending plan and figuring out details like how much we charge Maui…
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15 min
Mountain to the Sea Council Could Be On The Way
Waikato District Council is settling on a merger plan that includes the councils in the west of our region that form the Waikato River Catchment. Lisa Thomson joins us in the studi…
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28 min
Ross Wallis Trying To Get Some Work Done
With restructures going on both inside council and outside with the council mergers, our Community Board Chairperson is struggling to get work done but there has been movement on t…
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32 min
Do Rates Cuts Mean Worse Roads?
Councillor Mike Keir joins us to look at how cutting rates could negatively impact our roads. He talks about the new roading contract at council, how often roads should receive mai…