It’s official – the Waimakariri River is unswimmable.
This sign is in a Christchurch City Council area close to the mouth of the river near a popular summer swimming spot.
John Minto
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EXCLUSIVE: The story of Murphy’s Road – a blog every Christchurch resident should read
I leave Christchurch residents to decide if they think this is corporate fraud, sloppy council oversight, greed, sharp business practice, conflict of interest, immoral, unethical, outrageous or a mixture of these.
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CHRISTCHURCH PRESS MAYORAL DEBATE 20TH SEPTEMBER 2016 CARDBOARD CATHEDRAL
I’m John Minto and I’m standing as the Keep Our Assets Canterbury candidate for the Christchurch mayoralty.
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EXCLUSIVE: Corruption in Christchurch – Do you have a question for Gerry Brownlee?
Last week Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister Gerry Brownlee sent me a letter in response to a blog I wrote about four of his wealthy constituents getting $595,000 each for land remediation after the September 2010 earthquake when they would have been entitled to only $20,000 each from EQC.
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If this isn’t corrupt practice, what is?
It’s become a well-accepted fact in Christchurch that wealthier areas of the city received a better deal from government agencies and quicker responses to the disastrous earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 than poorer suburbs.
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Minto for Mayor Campaign Launch
For a people’s Christchurch rather than a corporate Christchurch – decisions by us, for us, made here!
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Collaborating with a government which demonises the vulnerable
This is a shameful act of betrayal by IHC which has transitioned from a genuine community based group doing great work for disabled New Zealanders into a corporate contractor for a vicious right-wing government.
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No more council sellouts before the election
With just two months before we elect a mayor and councillors it would be a travesty of democracy were the current mayor and council to sign off a new cost-sharing agreement with the government.
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Minto for Mayor – Media release – One policy victory – five to go
Christchurch Mayoral candidate John Minto is delighted the council has decided not to sell its works company City Care.
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Rich-listers and their allergy to paying tax
The NBR’s rich list is out again and New Zealand’s biggest bludgers are on display. There are 190 on the list this year with a combined wealth of $59.6 billion. The one thing this group has in common with each other is an allergy to tax.