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28 September 2019 axel

We all loved the free central city Shuttle, didn’t we? It was introduced in 1998 and ceased operating with the…

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Posted in: policy, public transport

Who to vote for?

26 September 2019 axel 9 Comments

For many years, Axel has compiled voting recommendations as he’s politically interested. The only difference is that he is, for…

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Posted in: voting

Week of climate action started

21 September 2019 axel 1 Comment

Wow; what an event. We packed out the TSB Space at Tūranga; with standing room only at the back. Five…

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Stadium finance

18 September 2019 axel

Axel Wilke and Lan Pham welcome The People’s Choice stadium funding model. Their basic premise is that the proposed stadium…

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Why vote for us?

17 September 2019 axel

Lan and Axel are the only candidates who have both technical expertise in one of ECan’s areas of responsibility and…

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Posted in: candidacy, policy, voting

ECan ‘fails Chch’ over nitrates

15 September 2019 axel

This was the headline in The Press on Saturday, 14 September, and it outlines what the city council thinks of…

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Posted in: nitrates

Christchurch water chlorination

14 September 2019 axel

Water pumping stations that have recently been repaired are as safe as those that were repaired earlier. It might be…

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Posted in: chlorination, water

Our climate, our water, our common good

12 September 2019 axel 2 Comments

The week of 20 to 27 September is a whole week of climate action, and we are wanting to drum…

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PC7 submission

8 September 2019 axel 6 Comments

Angry? So are we. We believe in prioritising ‘the common good’ – the wellbeing and health of people and our…

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Posted in: nitrates, water Filed under: Public submissions

The Honourable Nick Smith and Me

6 September 2019 axel

If you know Sam Mahon, you are aware that he’s an artist, a straight shooter, and he doesn’t take prisoners…

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