That library debate

This is a thing I wrote for a library focused blog about the library debate that happened in Wellington earlier this week. It’s aimed at librarians but it’s relevant to Wellington and Wellington City Libraries. I’ve tweaked it slightly. I received an email from the Library Association (LIANZA) last week suggesting that I might be […]

Everything you need to know about our local body elections coverage

It’s fantastic that we’re getting so many answers to the questions we sent out to candidates, but we were flooding our homepage with them, so we’re now tidying responses away underneath the Elections 2013 category. You can also check out responses by area, assuming the candidates actually mentioned where they were running, AND there’s a […]

Candidate: Sarah Free, Eastern Ward

We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer. First 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in. Here’s Sarah Free for the Eastern Ward. Keep reading →

Candidate: Arie Ketel, Onslow-Western Ward

We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer. First 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in. Here’s Arie Ketel for the Onslow-Western Ward.

Candidates: Peter Gilberd, Independent candidate for the Northern Ward

We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer. First 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in. Here’s Peter Gilberd for the Northern Ward

Candidates: Sridhar Ekambaram for Onslow Western Ward

Sridhar Ekambaram is an Onslow Western candidate and gives us his answers, each of which came in under the 25 word limit. Check our Elections 2013 section for all the responses as they come in.

Candidates: Ginette McDonald for Southern Ward

Another response, this time from Ginette McDonald, Candidate for the Southern Ward. That’s three of the seven Southern Ward candidates already – it’s great to see candidates getting aboard. As before, the first 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in.

Candidates: Helene Ritchie for Northern Ward & DHB

Candidate responses to our election questions coming in thick and fast! As before, the first 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in. Here is Helene Ritchie, candidate for Northern Ward and for the District Health Board.

Candidates: Nicola Young for Mayor & Lambton Ward

We’ve provided a set of questions for the mayoral and councillor candidates to answer. First 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in. Here is Nicola Young, WCC candidate for Lambton Ward and the Mayoralty.

Candidates: Rex Nicholls for Lambton Ward

Candidate responses to our election questions are rolling in. First 25 words to an answer get posted. Check our 2013 Election coverage for all responses as they come in. Here is Rex Nicholls, WCC candidate for Lambton Ward.