Great post on the Auckland Transition Agency over at No Right Turn: this afternoon Rodney Hide announced the oligarchy that is going to run Auckland from now until the local body elections in October next year. It’s a competent looking panel but that is not the point. While rich in corporate governance experience it is weak on democracy or community – with only one of the five, former Rodney mayor John Law, having any political experience in local government.
Any fears that the NACT Government see this process as a corporate merger will have been well and truly underlined. Rodney Hide in his press release made much of the board’s role “developing the new governance structures and roles to manage the $28 billion of assets effectively” but had nothing to say about communities, neighbourhoods, or the quality of democracy.
Is there a definite time table for the new structure OR could they just say ‘Oh its not ready yet and carry on with the ATA (for ever?)