Council Korero: Recent Episodes
Raglan Community Radio
We talk to anyone involved in local politics in our area including community board members and even sometimes the mayor. We also catch up with our resident politics guy John "Awesome" Lawson.
We've finally got our hands on the transport study done by council last year so John Lawson and Aaron have look through and try to devine what Raglan will look like in the coming decades
Why do we get bad water quality readings near the campground, why won't council staff let us see the Raglan Transport study, where has Raglan's new bridge gone and what else is happening with the council's spending plan.
We take a look at the Raglan Community Board submission to the council's Long Term Plan plus John wants to talk about buses again
With council spending in the spotlight thanks to the ongoing long term plan consultation we talk to Mayor Jacqui Church about the roading costs, wastewater costs, new CCO with Hamilton and have a quick look what seems like a small issue, event fees that will have a big impact on Soundsplash
John Lawson joins Aaron to talk about the issues on the community board agenda - especially when we might get a community plan, plus we have a look at the long term spending plan, which you can make comment on until 11th April
John and Aaron dive into the Long Term Plan to see what Raglan might get out of it and to find out how much of a say we're really getting
Building Intensification, Selling Council land, wastewater, spending, spending spending, traffic lights, cost effectiveness of Council grants
John has compiled the local census statistics plus we assess the new bus service to Whale Bay and have a quick moan about the decision to include seabed mining in the fast track process
We talk about; traffic lights on the bridge, buses, cuts to council transport budgets, library service, community board support for motor rallys and council climate plan
John Lawson joins Aaron to look over council issues ahead of Wednesday's Community Board Meeting
John and Aaron try to find some interesting news about council but give up pretty quickly
Government says take a bigger loan to solve 3 waters problems, we look at future wastewater solutions, Waikato Future Proof and what we might do for our future community facilities
We quiz Jacqui about 3-waters, raglan's growth and why council has such high staff turnover. we also look at erosion issues at Papahua and the growth of the soccer club.
John Lawson joins us to look, buses, population growth, Manu Bay Breakwall, CCTV, Wi Nera walkway etc etc etc
Spending on roads is shifting to driving fast on Sate Highways from safety, public transport and climate change mitigation and council's have no choice but to go with it. We also look at where council is planning to spend a lot of money - hint, it's in the 3-waters area.
John Lawson joins us to look at all the issues the community board and council are dealing with.
John's got all the latest details about what's happening in council including where the money's being spent!
What's happening with Raglan's roads into the future - John has got his hands on a planning document well ahead of it's planned release so we get sneak preview of what council staff are thinking before it gets approved and /or refined before public release
Freedom camping rears it's head again in the list of local issues along with the Te Uku recycle centre, rubbish at Papahua, CCTV cameras, Progress at last on the Manu Bay Breakwall and Raglan future planning issues
John Lawson is here to tell us the issue the community board might/should be discussing tomorrow
All the council issues covered in great detail as usual with our main details guy John Lawson
John Lawson joins us to talk about the council's financial plans before moving onto the lack of planning for future growth for our community
John Lawson joins us to have a look at the issues coming up at the Raglan Community Board meeting tomorrow
Mayor Jacqui joins us to talk about plans for the next three years, council committee appointments and whether power can be devolved to community boards
John Lawson is in studio to report on the vote for the regional council Chair, we look at the voter turnout for our area and the rest of the country. The first community board meeting is later today and we also take a look at the changes recommended by the local government report
After the controversy on the regional council over the last 3 years and the national debate on 3-waters we have a look to see what the future may hold for the regioanal council with Craig and Aaron
There are massive changes to the make-up of the district council after this election - Craig and Aaron have a look at the new councillors to see what the future might hold.
All the results from thsi weekend's vote with Craig Mitchell joining Aaron in the studio
We catch up with current councillor and election candidate Lisa Thomson and look back over the election campaign and plus take a look at a few of the current issues in Raglan
John Lawson is in studio with the details on what council is up to - we look at the state of the election and also take a look back at previous elections in Raglan
In the last of our interviews we talk to Jason Marinovich about what's motivated him to run for the community board
We take the focus off the election and get an update on where the various council projects are at with Lisa Thomson - but also look at what might happen with the new council after the election
Former councillor Jennie Hayman is in-studio to talk about her desire to return to the Regional Council and the problems that have beset the council recently
Running for both the Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori Ward and Mayor, we talk to Korikori Hawkins about her campaign.
Satnam is looking to come back for a second term as a member of the Raglan Community Board
We look at the election race now that voting papers are out and also check on on current issues before the council
Standing for the new Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori ward on the district council, Tilly Turner is on the phone to talk about what she has to offer voters
Existing board member Tony Oosten is in-studio to talk about running for his 3rd term on the Raglan Community Board
We ask the current councillor for the Awaroa ki Tuakau ward why she's running for mayor and learn a little bit about her life and the work she's done on council
We talk to current District Councillor Noel Smith about his decision to step down at this election and run for a position on the Waikato Regional Council
New contender Selena Coombes is in studio to talk about her run for the Raglan Community Board
Returning Councillor Pamela Storey is in studio to talk about her work at the Regional Council and the inevitable discussion about the controversies there
Local Regional Councillor Fred Litchwark is looking to return for another term and is in-studio to talk about the last 3 years and what the future holds
Elected at a recent bi-election, Kiri is looking to come back for a full term. We talk to her about what it's like adjusting to working with council and what she's learned in that time
Current Deputy Chair of the Community Board Dennis Amoore is in the studio to talk about why he's returning for another 3 years.
We talk to first time candidate Michelle Levy about why she's running for the community board, what she hopes to achieve and what skills she can bring to the role
Our current councillor is looking to return so we sit down with her and talk about what she's achieved over the last few years and what the future could hold for our community
Chris joins us in studio to talk about his work on the board for the last 3 years and why we should give him another 3 on the board
Current Deputy Mayor Aksel Bech is in studio to talk about why he's running for Mayor after 6 years on council
Aaron and John indulge in a bit of punditry and try to predict some of the results for the local body elections
Raglan local Ra Puriri is running for the new Whaingaroa Ward and for the Waikato Mayor position
With the addition of 2 new Maori wards at Waikato District Council we talk to Sharnay Ormsby Cocup-HUghes from Taupiri about her decision to stand for the new Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori Ward
With the Raglan Community Board Area expanding to include a large part of the rural area Ross Wallis who farms up Okete Road has decided to stand for the community board. We invited him into the studio to learn a bit about him and what he stands for.
The wharf, the Airfield, 3-waters, road safety, local body election predictions, meet the candidate opportunities, toxins in the sediment under the wharf.
We look at all the issues that should be coming up at the Board meeting tomorrow, with John Lawson