Welcome to Mike Plowman’s Blog

The reason I started this blog site was that during my time as a Regional Councilor, I found that I could not get adequate media coverage of Local Govt affairs. If at all. The purpose of my blog is the dissemination of information and Regional Council news that the media will not print. All comments made are my views with regard to the chosen subject.

I’ve been busy

Hello again readers. It is a horrible wet day out there so decided to get this out of the way. I tipped out 12mls of rain last evening that came down in the 45 mins or so from 4.45-5.30pm period. Looks to me like a return to those wet periods we used to get back in...

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What a Mission.

Hello readers. Well what a mission. I got an email from a hacker saying that my sight had been hacked. Exactly 30 minutes after the progress report for the election results first came out.  Yep, it certainly had. Those of you who got to read it real quick would have...

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Week 5.

Hello People, I had an indifferent week this week. I was away on Tuesday in  Wellington to do abit of lobbying whilst I still carry abit of weight as a Councillor. A big day. On Thursday we had the last Regional Council meeting of this Tri-ennium. Items of interest...

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The last six years

Hello people. This last week was pretty full on. I attended 3 meetings. The first on Monday night. Sharron came with me which was great. This meeting was pretty well attended, and I covered a range of subjects including rates and the last 6 yrs in Horizons. It seems...

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week 3

Hello again readers. What a busy week this week. On Tuesday I attended the Council Strategy and Policy meeting in Palmerston North. Items of interest on the agenda included the RMA reforms. I note that somebody is up to their usual tricks. At last months Regional...

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Hi Ladies and Gentlemen. This week was pretty full on.I had a Sustainable Land Use Workshop in Palmerston North on Wednesday. I am not able to comment on workshops. But What I will say is that it would appear that supporters of this project are trying to get it...

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week 1,

Hi Readers. This last week saw me at the Regional Council meeting on Tuesday. Straight up we had  a moments silence, followed by euologies for David Meads ex Councillor who died suddenly on Monday. This was followed by speaking rights from non other than a delegation...

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Darthvaders Miss’us and her evil sisters

Hi people, Well into election mode now, will up date my blogg site weekly with the goings on in council and out and about. The election has kicked off in the worst possible way with reports coming in from reliable sources telling me that the trendy left have been...

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Candy Man

Hello again, thought I would open on a different note this morning. No I am not a director of any candy company, I do not know how I got that title. Easy to get but that it took some getting rid of. (see my Linked in site) Well I have some bad news this morning....

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Suicide Watch

Hi guys. Well no doubt most of you have read the media release this last week re the Regional Council meeting Tuesday the 25th June. Report no 13-124 on page 121. Implementation of the proposed One Plan nutrient management provisions. You would have seen it reported...

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