Auckland has told the Royal Commission it wants to be a 'world-class city.' But does it have world-class people running it?
An odd rumour has come in on one of those new tongue-in-cheek mobiles, to the effect that Auckland wanted a symbol with which it could go out and impress the socks off the world, something that would express its heart and soul. It followed its standard practice, allocated a half a billion dollars and hired 79,000 consultants. The first problem is that Auckland doesn't have a heart or a soul. But after countless committee meetings behind closed doors, and years of work, they finally came up with the perfect symbol. It is a sphere about 10mm in diameter, with a thin coating of orange on the outside and brown stuff on the inside. Someone thought of marketing it in boxes coloured blue and orange.
The alternative symbol was Skite Tower.
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.