11 July 2025
Whoever said local government wasn’t interesting, hasn’t read the Bible…
🔧 Sabotage 101
The 5 D’s of Bureaucratic Sabotage by Duncan Campbell — a must-read for anyone entering the Machine:
👉 https://www.thecustomer.co.nz/the-5ds-of-bureaucratic-sabotage-at-work-in-local-government
🏛 Exit Stage Left
Waikato Regional Council dumps LGNZ for being too political:
👉 https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/waikato-times/20250709/281582361641223
🤦♂️ Oops in New Plymouth
Migrated CEO Gareth Green and NPDC in hot water with auditors over a typo:
👉 https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360747037/new-plymouth-mayor-orders-legal-review-over-annual-plan-typo
📬 Secret Campaign?
Taxpayers’ Union shines a light on LGNZ’s internal campaign against rate caps:
👉 https://www.taxpayers.org.nz/lgnz_s_secret_campaign
⚔️ Duncan vs Duncan
Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. And yes, it delivers:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyt4l7aPsuY
🎧 Because I always thought it was free too…
Kind of relevant to the past few weeks happenings: Mountain Energei – The Fall
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpNiNbyr_WA&list=RDPpNiNbyr_WA&start_radio=1
📌 Quote of the Day (From me):
“I’m reforming. Because silence is not consent, and neglect is not governance.”
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