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Replacing the "Smart City" Agenda with the Simple City Agenda
... a video for the last days of the election.
 • John McDonald
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Answering the Questions from "RCR" and "Council Watch NZ"
This media organisation (and related activist group) emailed questions to candidates. Here are my responses as well as an interview with Paul Brennan on…
 • John McDonald
Opposition to Congestion Charges and Road Pricing
... why we must stop the plans to turn existing roads into toll roads with extra surveillance
 • John McDonald
Answering the Questions from "Newsroom"
This media organisation emailed a survey to candidates. I considered this survey to be a trap with loaded questions and limited answers... here are my…
 • John McDonald
Intergenerational Debt is Plundering the Future
...placing huge financial burdens on future generations has become legalised and glorified by the bureaucracy.
 • John McDonald
The case of the planned “Safety Improvements” for Te Aroha Street/Ruakura Road
... and how your Council turns raised crossings into intergenerational debt.
 • John McDonald
LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 2)
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) attempts some 'mythbusting'... and fails
 • John McDonald
Policy Points
Candidates were asked these questions for the policy.nz website
 • John McDonald
Serious Mismanagement and Lack of Accountability with Water Services
... an article I wrote from before Hamilton City Council publicly announced its new water company.
 • John McDonald
LGNZ is Confusing Myth and Truth (Part 1)
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) attempts some 'mythbusting'... and fails
 • John McDonald
Answers to Five Questions from HCC
Candidates were asked these questions for the Hamilton City Council election webpage (2025 version)
 • John McDonald
A City Council and its Cartoons...
CityWatch NZ invited candidates to supply an opinion piece.
 • John McDonald
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