The South Island’s biggest challenge is not a lack of opportunity. It’s our ability to make decisions fast enough to seize it. For most of my career, the major…
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Another talking shop. Fast decisions? We can't even get the potholes filled in Christchurch. Absolute joke.
Leeann seems lovely but dear lord can we actually do something instead of another 'launch'? 🙄
Don't hold your breath. Council can't even fix a footpath.
Worked in infrastructure for 20 years. The problem isn't lack of ideas, it's council red tape and NIMBYs. Fast decisions my arse.
right. NIMBYs are killing this region. Every project gets bogged down by the same 50 people.
Fast decisions? Yeah, fast to approve more subdivisions on flood plains. Great.
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have you seen the new stadium? Fast? Took a decade.
to Christchurch. At least we build stuff. Auckland just talks about it.
Moved down from Auckland last year. Honestly Canterbury is miles ahead in actually getting stuff done. But still too slow.
nah get stuffed. We need slower, more careful decisions, not faster.
What a load of shit. More committees, more consultants, same result.
Leeann Watson is just another suit collecting a salary. Nothing will change.
cope. Leeann's just doing her job, she's not the one blocking consent.
If they want fast decisions, give local councils more power and stop Wellington meddling.
can't even run its own buses. Leave us alone.
