The Board has to promise, in law, to act to the best of its judgement and ability in the best interests of the island. Which means it has to put the island's interests first, not the Council's. Which means it has to be proactive not reactive. It has to play Waiheke's game not Auckland City's. It has to work very Hard at being the bat, not the ball.
Democracy is meant to be government of the people, by the people, for the people. So the public service is there to serve. It is there to execute the will of the people. It is not there to execute its own will.
Local decisions should be made locally.
Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Waiheke from the west (the end nearest Auckland)
About Me
- Nobilangelo
- My Christian name is pronounced 'noble-arn-jillo' (i.e., both o's are long, so the first two syllables rhyme with 'noble' not 'hobble'--yes, I know that's obvious, because there's only one 'b' between the 'o' and the 'i', but some people seem to see two b's, hence the English lesson). My surname is pronounced kerra-marliss. I was born, bred and educated in New Zealand, except for an international systems-engineer's course in San Antonio, Texas. I am born-again Christian, a thinker with a very practical turn of mind, a scientist with a particular interest in planet-friendly energy and neuroscience, an engineer (mechanical, industrial and IT systems), an inventor, a Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a writer and poet, a naturist, a designer in different fields, an arranger and composer of symphonic music, a multi-award-winning IT journalist, a photographer, and a practitioner at various times in other hands-on fields including building, metalwork, woodwork, stained-glass and landscaping.