Yeah, and stopping offering failed officials of cities that went bankrupt on sporting events (Birmingham) a cushy job here as a council CEO. We have our own incompetent freeloaders experienced in bureaucracy, no need to import them and pay their relocation fees.
Was in ChCh Oct last year. Mate staying with said the large indoor sports facility (Metro?) at Addington is just a complete cluster fudge of wasted money and Council incompetence. Huge time and cost over runs. A very expensive world class diving platform when NZ has never had world class platform divers. A builder friend who turns up there every day, but no one seems in charge onsite and the day to day planning is awful