‘Myth’ concerns council
The City Council plans to use its regular monthly newspaper advertisement to tell people that local government reform in Christchurch is not a council takeover. The council’s working party is concerned at “negative publicity” from members of other local bodies that the reform is a city takeover and the the new council will be a centralised bureaucracy. The Mayor of Christchurch, Sir Hamish Hay, said yesterday that some councillors from other
authorities were spreading the “myth” that the city was on a takeover bid for the rest of Christchurch. "If you repeat a lie often enough, people start to believe it,” he said. The takeover story was misleading, Sir Hamish said. The council planned a programme of ward committees and service centres within a single city. “Our policy has consistently been one of decentralisation since 1985.”
The council decided on Monday evening to use its regular “City News” column to remind people that its policy was to provide service at neighbourhood level.
A recent paper to council staff from the Town Clerk, Mr John Gray, reminded them that the new council would have a new structure. It was not a case of the present City Council taking over other councils.
The paper was one of a series’to inform staff.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19890222.2.60
Bibliographic details
Press, 22 February 1989, Page 8
Word Count
212‘Myth’ concerns council Press, 22 February 1989, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in