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Wheeler’s CornerÓ
Connecting Citizens Who Care "Broadcast every Thursday at 11.45am on Access 999AM" Contact Peter at wheeler@inspire.net.nz
20 17th May 2007
This Week: 1. Labour Party Local Council Musical Chairs: 2. Letters of interest: 3. Gordon Cruden fails to invite the public. 4. Wool pulled over people's eyes: 5. Council buckles and releases some information: 6. My God says.
1. Latest Rumour: The Labour Representation Committee here in Palmerston North has so I’m told recommended changes in its local body representative. Mr. Adrian Broad, who kept the Awapuni council seat warm while Marilyn Brown took a crack at the Rangitikei seat for Labour at the last general election, has as expected announced that he will not stand in Awapuni this year [All community groups breathe a sign of relief]. It is strongly rumoured that Marilyn Brown will attempt to regain her seat in Awapuni this year. The Awapuni Ward is a strong labour area. Many Labour members or supporters in the Ward feel badly let down by Adrian Broad’s continuation of Roger Douglas type policies. His exclusive support for the tight eight, his continued support for the Square Make over, the Esplanade ‘spend’ up and his strong support for the funding cuts to valuable community groups. This means he won’t be greatly missed. Maybe the Labour party should keep out of local Government? After all we don’t want to end up like Auckland do we?
Papaioea has new candidates who well understand council processes and are willing to put their names forward. The number of new Candidates standing in that Ward is now three. Hokowhitu looks good for new candidates. Jono Naylor is said to be standing in Papaioea Ward where he lives rather than in Hokowhitu or will he be brave and stand for Mayor alone? Takaro has the possibility of Alison Wall standing down and freeing herself from her burdens and there is also talk that Vaughan Dennison is looking toward the National Party for his future. Can you picture Vaughan and John Keys arm in arm? An Ashhurst rumour has it that Marilyn Craig is looking for a Ward to stand in.
Emails & Letters
Fame may have come at last Peter. I have sent your 3rd May broadcast to the Rates Inquiry. I hope you don't mind, but I believe you are trying to reach as many people as possible. Regards Gerald ‘Thanks Gerald but Christine Cheyne gets WC.
Editor
From memory there was an anecdote about a lawyer by the name of Hanlon. It seems that when he sat down to a meal and said grace his colleagues inferred that he would say, "Let us prey" using the letter 'e'. Today I can see similarities between Hanlon and some members of council and its administration. Whenever the opportunity arises it appears the parish vultures rise up to prey on the more vulnerable members of the flock with regard to rates. The predatory years of 1990, 2004, 2005 come to mind and but for the more rational members of council may have succeeded. In 2004 it was considered fair to the land wealthy to double the Annual Charge. In 2007 it is now considered 'unfair' to even apply the Annual and Fixed Charges to some of the wealthiest properties in Palmerston North instead it is proposed that all these 'fair' charges be paid for by the more vulnerable after all there are lots more of them. Government didn't provide the rates rebate scheme simply for it to be passed on to those with incredible land wealth. [E Constantine] You may well be correct.
Peter,
Firstly council told the citizens that nothing of an important nature could be changed from that already approved in the ten-year plan. It really gave those making submissions no options. How many times has Cr Cruden said publicly that the LTCCP is a Living document that can be changed at any time, but especially when it suits them. Fay Roy ‘I don’t know how many times dear Gordon has said what, but you sure have a point.
Editor
In glancing through this year's draft annual plan document does it appear to anyone else that it comes across as an exercise in money laundering or as some kind of city council shell game? So many financial amounts have been changed, moved or, in considerable numbers, 'reallocated'. No doubt some plausible reason is waiting to spread its wings but the fact is that deciphering where the money is going and what on becomes a nightmare to those who follow pet projects. Is that the true reason for such changes? [E Constantine] Spot on Eric
3. Hi Peter. ‘Performance & Audit Committee meets at long last’.
An Extraordinary meeting of the above committee is to be held on the 21st of May 07 at 5pm. Its purpose is to hear the code of conduct Complaint by Chris Teo-Sherrell: First item of business is to allow all councillors to take part and the second is to remove everybody including staff except the Committee Administrator and the Acting CEO. Chris and his supporter have to leave when told and so does the other party who is not named in the order paper. The other unnamed party is a member of the committee - how can he be told to leave? Regards, thanks for that, the public is allowed to attend while the move to part Two takes place. It would be normal for the person being complained about to depart and since the person is a councillor [Gordon Cruden] and the complaint concerns an email written by him naturally he couldn’t be a member of the jury. It has almost been a year since this complaint was lodged and since the email has been made public via the Manawatu Standard and the Local Government newsletter the case is well known. I doubt if a judge would recommend that this matter would be heard behind closed doors. I await the outcome with great interest. To know more go to PNCC website below, & click on current month: http://www.pncc.govt.nz/Council/TheCouncil/AgendasAndMinutes.htm
4. You may have noticed that no councillor of the funding committee [Hornblow & Craig] or member has made public or even informed the groups concerned WHY the funding was cut or removed. For example why was Te Whare Akonga Open Learning Centre [TWA-OLC] completely removed? Some weak council members say ‘It was on the advice of the committee’, council employees say it’s because Councillors told us to do this. Cr. Naylor [Mayor wannabe] was quick to rush to the press say’s he will now seek other monies for the City Safe Trust, which is a 360 degree about face but still will not support the reinstatement of TWA-OLC funding. Why is this? Cr. Naylor has a nasty history of attempting to remove grants to community groups that he doesn’t like. I can only hope that Cr. Hornblow and those who voted to remove or lower grants will stand up and tell us WHY they did what they did. Many of us remember the complete back down by Naylor and Co over the pensioner parking issue a short while ago. I received an email and the writer stated, "I have heard that the funding pool may have been decreased from pre-contestable funding days, but have not yet managed to ascertain whether this is true. It seems to me that there has been a lot of wool pulled over people's eyes, but I am hopeful there will be some unraveling. We need to see a return to community accountability, partnerships based around trust and mutual support, and quality social reporting that means we are fully informed about the issues that face the members of our community. Cheers Meredith. Cr. Hornblow during Chris Teo-Sherrell’s submission made the statement, "Where have all the traditional values gone about cleaning up our streets?" Let me answer him since no one else did. To the same place that the values of accountability to the community, partnerships based around mutual support, and quality social reporting, trust and just plain honesty by our Councillors and their staff. How can Cr. Hornblow expect citizens to uphold traditional values [whatever they may be] when the council of which he is part, has long forgotten the meaning of the words.
5. Council has at long last caved in and placed an ad in the latest Tribune saying whom is on what committee regarding social and other grants [You can read it if you’ve got a magnifying glass]. Naturally they left out key information like who didn’t get a grant and those who had their usual grant chopped completely. I think this information was finally made public because of media pressure and maybe Wheeler’s Corner along with the weight and quality of some submissions to the DAP. I feel they are now attempting to share the blame for the totally unfair and covert system that presently exists. My message to council is simply this: "If this sudden and forced openness is an indicator of future behaviour then this is a victory for citizens and I say thank you. All you have to do now is to correct your heavy-handed removal of assistance to those groups whom without warning or discussion you placed in great jeopardy of closure. Our youth and these groups deserve at least this respect after the pressure you have brought to their highly valued community activities. Which I might add have been supported by you in the past. Maybe, just maybe there is a slight breeze of change drifting into the corridors of the council and the foolishness of ‘contestable’ funding can be blown out the window and replaced by honesty, openness and fair play".
6. My God says don’t forget the public meeting at the YOSS at 5.30pm on Tuesday the 22nd of May 2007 at the YOSS 7 Edgeware Rd Palmerston North…The highly active team there will value your attendance and participation.
Peter J Wheeler
Wheeler@inspire.net.nz
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Catalogue
Last Gasp Cafe 28
Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave.Red Bus and Long Black Jar. Chords on Red Bus have a structure! Recorded on the Wetlands.
Last Gasp Cafe 27
Two songs performed and composed by Peter Cleave.You're Free, Red Bus. Recorded
on the Wetlands.
Last Gasp Cafe 26
Two songs composed by Peter Cleave. We got lucky, Idol. Recorded on the Wetlands.
Last Gasp Cafe 25
Two songs composed by Peter Cleave. Red Bus, Lady so Far. Recorded on the Wetlands.
Last Gasp Cafe 24
Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave. Idol and You're Free. Recorded at the Stomach, Palmerston North
Last Gasp Cafe 23
Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave. Long Black Jar, You're Free. Recorded at the Stomach, Palmerston North
Composed by Peter Cleave. Bass by Leo Cleave. Guitar and vocal by Peter Cleave. For Paula Miranda for her role as Mia Hill in Perfect Stranger
Sweet Killer Love
Sweet Killer Love
Come from the stars above
You smile
The devil is in your detail
The devil is in your detail
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You walk into the market
Hand up on your hip
You look
The price is way too high
The price is way too high
Sweet Killer Love
Sweet Killer Love
Come from the stars above
You smile
The devil is in your detail
The devil is in your detail
You touch the base of your neck
You set your shades down on your nose
You look again
Who are you waiting for?
Who are you waiting for?
Sweet Killer Love
Sweet Killer Love
Come from the stars above
You smile
The devil is in your detail
The devil is in your detail
Moving right along now
Looking down the line
Who will take you home?
Who will take you home?
Sweet Killer Love
Come from the stars above
You smile
The devil is in your detail
The devil is in your detail
puff 532 Last Gasp Cafe 22
Concert for gold diggers, claim jumpers, future super stars, foxes and trout. 女子高生 Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave Concert for gold diggers, claim jumpers, future super stars, foxes and trout. 女子高生 Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Johnny Rockaway and Red Bus
Johnny Rockaway
For Johnny Rockaway
The gangsters came to play
To throw a rose
into the grave
of Johnny Rockaway
Brando on the screen
so high on his machine
waves a hand to all the fans
along the way
Wear your hair up high
Turn your collar to the sky
No surrender
No sweet goodbye
(guitar break)
For Johnny Rockaway
The gypsies came to pray
to light a bonfire
at midnight
for Johnny Rockaway
Bardot on a motorbike
The chrome so bright
so lost, so lost
in her shades
Wear your hair up high
Turn your collar to the sky
No surrender
No sweet goodbye
Johnny Rockaway
loved Jimmy Dean
the Dodge, the De Soto and the Galaxy
Go Johnny Go ,
Go, Go said Chuck,
the American King,
Johnny Rockaway
Red Bus
On the Red Bus
nothing seems to matter much
say what you like or what you don't
the bus runs on
she was a claim jumping, gold digging future super star
I sold cars on Saturdays
we met on the Red Bus
where nothing seems to matter much
say what you like or what you don't
the bus runs on
and on
she was a city girl and a foxy trout who left nothing out
I was a valley boy
we talked on the Red Bus
about anything that came to us
about life after life after life
and the bus ran on
trout 女子高生 red bus marlon brando bridgette bardot chuck berry gypsies cars gangsters
puff 531 Last Gasp Cafe 21 女子高生
Concert for the Batcave 女子高生Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Broken Road and We got lucky
Robin catwoman 女子高生 broken road ring moon cat cream bubbles bath
We got Lucky
It was all over before it had begun
it was good night nurse on the midnight shift
it was red, red wine, blue bubbles in the bath
we got lucky
there was a ring around the moon
we got lucky
and we slept till noon
gave cream to the cat
and that my friends was that
It had just begun when she said she'd won
so it was lights for the tree and wood for the fire
candles, blue bubbles in the bath
we got lucky
there was a ring around the moon
we got lucky
and we slept till noon
gave cream to the cat
and that my friends was that
puff 530 Last Gasp Cafe 20 女子高生
Concert for the Black Hawk 女子高生Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Johnny Rockaway and We got Lucky.
black hawk 女子高生 cat cream bath bubble red wine marlon brando gypsies gangsters pray hair high collar sky
puff 529 Last Gasp Cafe 19
Concert for Spiderman 女子高生 Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Long Black Jar and Johnny Rockaway
Spiderman 女子高生 long black jar picture wall hall no surrender sweet goodbye
Long Black Jar
Saw your picture on the wall
thought I heard you in the hall
put flowers in a long black jar
Now I'm playing such a sad guitar
and I'm wondering where we are
o darling talk to me
talk to me about the way things used to be
don't talk about setting me free
Thought I heard you in the driveway
Thought I felt you behind me
but there's only one person here
puff 514 Last Gasp Cafe 18
Two songs in new keys. Another concert for Mary J Blige. Long Black Jar and Idol. Both songs written and composed by Peter Cleave
idol maryjblige peter cleave last gasp cafe long black jar ghosts
Idol
It was just a wish
From high on a wish list
but it had to be you
cos you are so fine
And the idol smiles
there is a door in the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall
Latrice and Labelle
are lost in LA
But they find a sign
meant for you and me
And the idol smiles
look out the window in the wall
The traffic stops
the rain begins to fall
Way on down the hall
Uncle Phil is asleep
You whisper to me
about Dragon Ball Zee
And the Idol smiles
it is written on the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall
puff 470 Last Gasp Cafe 17
On the deck...Idol and Broken Road for the Goo Goo Dolls...concert by Peter Cleave
puffshop
女子高生
Idol
It was just a wish
From high on a wish list
but it had to be you
cos you are so fine
And the idol smiles
there is a door in the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall
Latrice and Labelle
are lost in LA
But they find a sign
meant for you and me
And the idol smiles
look out the window in the wall
The traffic stops
the rain begins to fall
Way on down the hall
Uncle Phil is asleep
You whisper to me
about Dragon Ball Zee
And the Idol smiles
it is written on the wall
the traffic stops
the rain begins to fall
Last Gasp Cafe 16 Two songs for Green Day
Last Gasp Cafe 15 女子高生
Concert for Donnie Darko. Long Black Jar and You're Free composed and performed by Peter Cleave
long black jar you're free ana carolina reston green day
puff 291 Last Gasp Cafe 12 Will there be Fox in the Metaverse
Will there be Cher in the Metaverse? Roaches? Peter?
puff 290 Last Gasp Cafe 11 Two songs for the Astrochick
Puff 285 Last Gasp Cafe 10- Upstairs Studio Concert
Long Black Jar
Colin
Last Gasp Cafe 9
A concert for the Metaverse
puff 281 Last Gasp Cafe 8 A two song concert for Tyra Banks
puff 265 Last Gasp Cafe 5
A concert for Mary J Blige by Peter Cleave featuring songs dedicated to Ana Carolina Reston and Daniela Cicarelli
puff 261 Last Gasp Cafe No 3 For Peter Wheeler
Featuring Colin, To see you is to love you, Nadine...
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