This week’s vote to demolish Wellington’s City to Sea Bridge is a waste of money that will needlessly remove a much-loved part of our waterfront, and replace it with an at-grade pedestrian crossing ...

This is a great achievement, and shows how critical grassroots funding is to success. To have 11,000 New Zealanders donate to you is a sign that they think you are doing a great job.

Nick Clark of the NZ Initiative has a good report on how democracy doesn't work well at local government level. He gives some examples: Wellington City Council requires a Crown Observer to address ...