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Here is a catalogue of all the Mayor Talk columns I have published in The Beacon since becoming the Mayor in October of 2022.

Here is the list. The articles can be downloaded at the end of the list.

1 9-Dec-22 Friday Many reasons for low voter turnout

2 23-Dec-22 Friday Mayor's job a baptism of fire

3 17-Feb-23 Friday Our mark on extreme weather events

4 17-Mar-23 Friday Submission done and dusted

5 31-Mar-23 Friday I want to hear from you

6 14-Apr-23 Friday It's time to tighten our belts

7 28-Apr-23 Friday ANZAC spirit honoured, celebrated

8 5-May-23 Friday Time to take the lead on reducing emissions

9 26-May-23 Friday Education for a good life

10 9-Jun-23 Friday Climate change - we failed to act

11 23-Jun-23 Friday Time to pause non-essential spending

12 7-Jul-23 Friday We need to lobby for second bridge' - mayor

13 21-Jul-23 Friday Honours night for firefighters

14 4-Aug-23 Friday Direct democracy

15 18-Aug-23 Friday Crime on the rise in our district

16 1-Sep-23 Friday What's in a name

17 15-Sep-23 Friday When boys will be men

18 29-Sep-23 Friday Rocket Lab a New Zealand success story

19 13-Oct-23 Friday The WDC Funding Challenge

20 27-Oct-23 Friday Youth recognition awards

21 10-Nov-23 Friday Let's talk rubbish

22 24-Nov-23 Friday Post election doldrums

23 8-Dec-23 Friday Solar - think outside the box

24 26-Jan-24 Friday Mayor's 'open door' record ...

25 9-Feb-24 Friday A world of impacts to consider

26 23-Feb-24 Friday Hunker down or spend more

27 8-Mar-24 Friday The pointy end of the LTP

28 22-Mar-24 Friday Why we consult and what is a UAGC anyway

29 5-Apr-24 Friday Walking the fine line

30 19-Apr-24 Friday LTP status and what next?

31 3-May-24 Friday We will remember them

32 17-May-24 Friday Critical infrastructure and energy

33 31-May-24 Friday Flaws of mainstream economics and impacts it has on us ...

34 14-Jun-24 Friday Are we on the precipice of nuclear war

35 27-Jun-24 Friday A changing of the guard

36 12-Jul-24 Friday Finding ways of making council financially sustainable

37 9-Aug-24 Friday A world awash in chemicals

38 23-Aug-24 Friday Water regulation and trade-offs

39 6-Sep-24 Friday LGNZ Superlocal Conference

40 20-Sep-24 Friday Our housing crisis and spatial planning

41 4-Oct-24 Friday Making Aotearoa great again

42 18-Oct-24 Friday Antimicrobial resistance a serious issue

43 8-Nov-24 Friday Do we need more powerful Mayors?

44 29-Nov-24 Friday Wars and woes

45 18-Dec-24 Wed What does affordable mean?

46 27-Dec-24 Friday Optimisim amoung the gloom

47 24-Jan-25 Friday Extreme weather attribution & climate change mitigation

48 14-Feb-25 Friday Infrastructure & banking

49 28-Feb-25 Friday No closer to the holy grail of water

50 14-Mar-25 Friday Debunking some myths

51 4-Apr-25 Friday Why not nuclear?

52 17-Apr-25 Friday Planes, trains and automobiles

53 2-May-25 Friday What has council ever done for us?

54 16-May-25 Friday Crisis - What crisis?

55 30-May-25 Friday Transport matters to council

56 13-Jun-25 Friday Growth is good. Bigger is better?

57 4-Jul-25 Friday Pressing pause on Mayor Talk

20221209 Mayor Talk - Many reasons for low voter turnout_web - Fri 9Dec22.pdf

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20221223 Mayor Talk - Mayor's job baptism of fire_web - Fri 23Dec22.pdf

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20230217 Mayor Talk - Our mark on climate change_web - Fri 17Feb23.pdf

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20230317 Mayor Talk - Submission done & dusted_web - Fri 17Mar23.pdf

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20230331 Mayor Talk - I want to hear from you_web - Fri 31Mar23.pdf

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20230414 Mayor Talk - Time to tighten our belts_web - Fri 14Apr23.pdf

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20230428 Mayor Talk - ANZAC spirit honoured, celebrated_web - Fri 28Apr23.pdf

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20230505 Mayor Talk - Time to take lead on reducing emissions_web - Fri, 5May23.pdf

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20230526 Mayor Talk - Education for a good life_web - Fri 26May23.pdf

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20230609 Mayor Talk - Climate change - we failed to act_web - Fri 9Jun23.pdf

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20230623 Mayor Talk - Time to pause non-essential spending_web - Fri 23Jun23.pdf

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20230721 Mayor Talk - Honours night for firefighters_web - Fri 21Jul23.pdf

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20230804 Mayor Tak - Direct democracy_web - Fri 4Aug23.pdf

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20230818 Mayor Talk - Crime on the rise in our district_web - Fri, 18-Aug-23.pdf

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20230901 Mayor Talk - What's in name_web - Fri 1Sep23.pdf

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20230915 Mayor Talk - When boys will be men_web - Fri 15Sep23.pdf

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20230923 Mayor Talk - Rocket labs a NZ success story_web - Fri 29Sep23.pdf

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20231013 Mayor Talk - The WDC funding challenge_web - Fri 13Oct23.pdf

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20231027 Mayor Talk - Youth recognition awards_web - Fri 27Oct23.pdf

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20231110 Mayor Talk - Let's talk rubbish_web - Fri 10Nov23.pdf

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20231124 Mayor Talk - Post-election doldrums_web - Fri 24Nov23.pdf

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20231208 Mayor Talk - Solar - think outside the box_web - Fri 8Dec23.pdf

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20240126 Mayor Talk - Mayor's open door record_web - Fri 26Jan24.pdf

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20240209 Mayor talk - World of impacts to consider alongside LTP_web - 9Feb24.pdf

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20240223 Mayor Talk - Hunker down or spend more_web - Fri 23Feb24.pdf

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20240308 Mayor Talk - The pointy end of the LTP_web - Fri 8Mar24.pdf

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20240322 Mayor Talk - Why we consult & what is a UAGC anyway_web - Fri 22Mar24.pdf

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20240405 Mayor Talk - Walking the fine line_web - Fri 5Apr24.pdf

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20240419 Mayor Talk - LTP status and what next_web - Fri 19Apr24.pdf

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20240503 Mayor Talk - We will remember them_web - Fri 3May24.pdf

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20240517 Mayor Talk - Critical infrastructure & energy_web - Fri 17May24.pdf

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20240531 Mayor Talk - Flaws of mainstream economics_web - Fri 31May24.pdf

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20240614 Mayor Talk - Are we on the precipice of nuclear war_web - Fri 14Jun24.pdf

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20240627 Mayor Talk - Changing of the guard_web - Thur 27Jun24.pdf

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20240712 Mayor Talk - Finding ways to make council financially sustainable_web - Friday 12.

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20240809 Mayor Talk - World awash in chemicals_web - Fri 9Aug24.pdf

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20240823 Mayor Talk - Water regulation and trade-offs_web - Fri 23Aug24.pdf

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20240906 Mayor Talk - LGNZ superlocal conference_web - Fri 6Sep24.pdf

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20240920 Mayor Talk - Our housing crisis & spatial planning_web - Fri 20Sep24.pdf

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20241004 Mayor Talk - Making Aotearora great again_web - Friday 4Oct24.pdf

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20241018 Mayor Talk - Antimicrobial resistance_web - 18Oct24.pdf

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20241108 Mayor Talk - Do we need more powerful mayors_web - Fri 8Nov24.pdf

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20241129 Mayor Talk - Wars and woes_web - Fri 29Nov24.pdf

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20241218 Mayor Talk - What does affordable mean_web - Wed 18Dec24, Beacon.pdf

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20241227 Mayor Talk - Optimism among doom & gloom_web - Fri 27Dec24.pdf

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20250124 Mayor Talk - Extreme weather attribution & climate change_web - Fri, 24Jan25.pdf

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20250214 Mayor Talk - Infrastructure & banking_web - Fri 14Feb25.pdf

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20250228 Mayor Talk - No closer to holy grail of water_web - Fri 28Feb25.pdf

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20250314 Mayor Talk - Debunking myths - response to Jacobs_web - 14Mar25.pdf

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20250404 Mayor Talk - Why not nuclear_web - Fri 4Apr25.pdf

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20250417 Mayor Talk - Planes trains & automobiles_opt - Thu 17Apr25.pdf

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20250502 Mayor Talk - What has council ever done for us_web - Fri 2May25.pdf

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20250516 Mayor Talk - Crisis what crisis_web - Fri 16May25.pdf

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20250530 Mayor Talk - Transport matters to council_web - Fri, 30May25.pdf

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20250613 Mayor Talk - Growth is good and bigger is better_web - Fri, 13Jun25.pdf

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20250704 Mayor Talk - Pressing pause on Mayor Talk_web - Fri, 4Jul25.pdf

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