Monday, November 02, 2009

The squid has landed


Artist's impression of the new Auckland Supercity

Ripped from the NBR:

Corporate services facing change/centralisation:
  • Strategy
  • Policy and planning
  • Maori relations
  • HR
  • Democracy services
  • Communications and PR
  • Project management
  • Property
  • treasury
  • Procurement
  • Legal services
  • Risk and assurance
  • Chief executive/Mayoral offices
  • Executive group support staff
Services not likely to be reviewed:
  • Libraries
  • Parks
  • Recreational facilities
  • Social housing
  • Local community development and funding
  • Youth, safety and other community programmes and initiatives
  • Local events
  • Infrastructure services (stormwater, transport and water services)
Democracy services being centralised. How apt.