Thursday, July 20, 2006

Official avarice

From feast to famine. Very slim pickings this morning.
That our politicians are men behaving badly is not news. They have a stellar ability to do this what ever their political colour and who would know what political colour Chameleon Winston is this month.
The avarice of councils is not news but Auckland City appears to be in a league of its own with its draconian stance on that well known threat to society, parking. I lie awake in my bed at night worried sick because North Shore City does not employ parking wardens 24 hours a day. There might be someone exceeding a 120 zone in Takapuna at 0300. Brings in a bit (read wheelbarrows full) more revenue? A by product of keeping you, Mr Citizen, safe - and we have to be safe.
One bright spot is some judge in Whangarei throwing out part of Greenpeace's appeal against the decision to proceed with Marsden B on the grounds that he did not have consider potential increase in greenhouse gases in his decision. A small step forward for commonsense.

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