Auckland CCO appointments
Whale Oil highlights how four of the secret appointments by Len Brown to CCOs were of politicians who failed to get elected in their own right.
One example is Mike Williams who was rejected by voters in standing for the Henderson-Massey Local Board, Waitemata DHB and the Waitakere Licensing Trust.
But Len has put him onto the Auckland Transport CCO.
Even worse, the appointments (done with no Council consultation – just a ratification vote) include two members of Len’s campaign team reports the Herald:
The mayor’s office has confirmed that two of the new appointees, Pacific Trust chief executive Richard Jeffery and Pacific business leader Pauline Winter, were members of Mr Brown’s election campaign team.
So of the 12 appointments Len made, four were of politicians rejected by the voters, two were of members of his campaign team, and one his controversial former CEO.
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December 10th, 2010 at 8:37 am
Just how does that disqualify them from being a director of a CCO?
[It does not disqualify but to have so many failed politicians appointed will piss the voters off]
December 10th, 2010 at 8:50 am
I thought this is how politics works. You buy support with favours.
December 10th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Brown?
If you think we’re on the run,
We are the boys who will stop your little game.
We are the boys who will make you think again.
‘Cus who do you think you are kidding Mr. Brown?
If you think old Auckland’s done?
Mr. Slater goes off to town
On the 8:21.
But he comes home each evening
And he’s ready with his gun.
So watch out Mr. Brown
You have met your match in us.
If you think you can push us
We’re afraid you’ve missed the bus.
so who do you think you are kidding Mr. Brown?
If you think old Auckland’s done,
December 10th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Great piece of verse Coventry.
I must say I am pleased I don’t live in Auckland and am never likely to.
December 10th, 2010 at 9:02 am
[It does not disqualify but to have so many failed politicians appointed will piss the voters off]
Then THE VOTERS will get to pass their judgement. Not you. Not the fucked whale. The Voters.
Of course, we all know that when all is said and done the Notional Party don’t give a flying fuck for democracy and the voters, as the voters of Canterbury know full well.
December 10th, 2010 at 9:04 am
I’m going into the “Don’t blame me, I didn’t vote for Len” bumper-sticker business. It’s going to be a goldmine I tells ya.
December 10th, 2010 at 9:10 am
MNIJ – We kinda lost you after “wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wahwah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wahwah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wahwah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah”
December 10th, 2010 at 9:13 am
James… I’d buy one.
December 10th, 2010 at 9:20 am
I am shocked and horrified that left-leaning Len Brown is giving positions to his supporters instead of right-leaning John Banks giving them to his.
Oh, no I’m not, it’s because Len Brown was elected and John Banks wasn’t.
(And who should we blame for establishing a super-city where the super-mayor can super-secretly super-appoint super-people?)
December 10th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Nice coventry
December 10th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Meanwhile, the whole country has to live with the input of 5 Act list MPs, brought into parliament solely on Rodney’s electorate win coat-tails and not voted for by anyone at all. Anyone. At all.
Swings and roundabouts.
December 10th, 2010 at 9:54 am
So 50% of eligble voters actually voted & of that 50%, 50% voted for Len, so one way of looking at it would be that Aucklander’s couldn’t really give a flying fark who’s in power or who they appoint otherwise we’d have turned out in greater numbers
December 10th, 2010 at 9:55 am
At least they’re not John Banks.
December 10th, 2010 at 9:59 am
And just how much consultation with Mayors, Councillor or anyone did Rodney Hide do when making his appontments to the CCOs before the Auckland Council election?
Zilch, I recall. But I didn’t see you complaining then, DPF.
I suspect Len Brown is just attempting to get some balance to offset the Hide cronies that are already on the CCO boards.
December 10th, 2010 at 10:01 am
National won the deal hands down as all of this – secret appointments, croneyism, future stuff-ups, ballooning costs, grandiose schemes etc etc – will all be sheeted home to Looney Len and the Left.
I have to smile when the media tries to suggest John Key was disappointed Banks wasn’t elected. Nonsense. What better outcome than a string of stories like this one feeding steadily into election year!
December 10th, 2010 at 10:06 am
“At least it’s not John Banks” is the most fucking stupid attitude I think I’ve ever heard in Auckland. Worked out real well for us with Huckbard, didn’t it? Face it, Len Brown is just as spoilt and corrupt as any other left/right wing politician you care to name, and the fact of the matter is that you vote for someone, not against other people.
December 10th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Auckland, welcome to South Auckland politics.
December 10th, 2010 at 10:23 am
Hey BeaB at 10.01 am!
You got that so very, very right buddy!!
December 10th, 2010 at 11:07 am
18 Responses to “Auckland CCO appointments”……………..Nothing wrong with these appointments provided they are for three years only.
December 10th, 2010 at 11:14 am
So five of the twelve are personal favourites? so what, did you expect better from John Banks?
Stick to Wellington local politics David, it would do you better.
December 10th, 2010 at 11:15 am
So no doubt when Kerry Prendergast gets those SOE board and quango appointments after being rejected by voters, DPF will be the first on the barricades protesting.
It’s called politics David. Surely you are not quite that naive.
December 10th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
LEN BROWN…FTW !!!
December 10th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
It will all coast along until the average Aucklander wakes up and discovers Len’s grandeous schemes will have to be paid for by them, and it will actually cost money out of their wallets.
That is when the shit will hit the fan.
December 10th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
David, when can we expect to see a similar post critical of John Key’s decision to appoint Hekia Parata as Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Minister of Women’s Affairs, given her recent rejection by the voters of Mana?
[DPF: Not much a rejection when you take the margin from 18% to 7%]
December 10th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
What do you expect as regards governance from a Leftie. Weve got the same old retreads No new blood just the same tired old faces repeating their stuff ups from the past.
The agenda is to bleed the rich pricks and reward those areas who voted for Len “put it all on the card” Brown.
Look forward to BILLIONS of dollars wasted All our hard earned money.
December 10th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
There’s a word for the feeling one gets when Rodney Hide carefully crafts a structure to cosset and reward the loyal troughers of the right, and it gets captured and used to mollycoddle and reward the loyal troughers of the left.
It’s schadenfreude.
Unless of course you’re a loyal Nat. Then you write a blog post hoping everyone will share your faux outrage
December 10th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Len the Hen, lays more Golden Eggs for his people.
I guess that all is fair in Politics if they are actually able to perform and do the job they are being paid for.
My hunch is that it will be a normal Socialist Clusterfuck.