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22 31st May 2007

This Week: 1. Secrets come back to haunt 2. Michael Feyen enters the ring: 3. Change is possible: 4. Cr. Wall plays new tune: 5. Café Macdonald’s:

1. Why did the Major Grants Allocation Committee [Social area], fail to publish what the grants issued were to be used for, or who failed to get a grant, or who were first time recipients. Council also failed to inform citizens that other sources of funding grant requests was removed. I couldn’t locate a document relating to the Social sector grants in hard copy or on the council web site. It would appear that all discussions were held under part two [In secret]. Why? That is a fair question and it needs asking. Are councillors simply hiding behind part two to protect their election chances? I emailed the council and sought answers to the following questions.

1. How many applications were received requesting grants?

2. How many grants were not approved? [And if possible whom]

3. Which successful applications were first time applications?

4. In the Youth sector who were the three organisations who received grants in 05/06?

5. In which grouping was the 'Open Learning Centre' in 05/06 [Training, youth?]

6. Does the Employment Initiatives fund still exist? [The one ‘Genesis’ is normally funded from]

Here are its answers:

Hi Peter Happy to provide the following answers to your questions:

Total of 57 applications were received, 44 in the social category and 13 in the Leisure, Arts and Culture.
25 applicants were unsuccessful in the Social category, and 7 unsuccessful in the Leisure, Arts and Culture.
New groups not previously supported from this funding pool: 10 in the Social category and 1 in the Leisure, Arts and Culture.
Youth Groups in 05/06 were Highbury Whanau Centre, YOSS, and Youth-line (Kelvin Grove initiative).
Te Whare Akonga was grouped under training within the social category.
The Employment Initiatives Fund no longer exists. Genesis Trust would no longer have been able to apply to that fund anyway as the criteria only allowed groups to access this fund 3 times.
Hope this covers the information you wanted. Peter…[Genesis, I’m sure received this grant for more than 3 years…]

Why is this information important? I’m sure that many citizens, at least those that can afford to do so, would consider targeting supporting groups or organisations that they felt needed supporting especially since council without warning or consultation cut off their expected funding. We are all aware that specific councillors have sought to block funding to groups they may disagree with. Cr. Naylor for example, twice attempted to block funding to a group called PANIC, which had strong disagreements with Child Youth and Family with whom Cr. Naylor was once employed. It would seem that Te Whare Akonga Open Learning Centre was dumped from the training area and replaced by Genesis Trust which seeks employment for ex-prisoners, while the Open Learning Centre covers a much wider range of those in need of skills development. What concerns me as a citizen is the fact that until a professional social impact report is conducted the overall effect or flow on effect of removing all funding or part funding is unknown. The Mayor Heather Tanguay attempted to fix this only to be blocked by Cr. Naylor and the tight eight. This ad-hock approach is foolish and in real terms dangerous. It creates undue pressure on one section of our community by creating an overload on another. Just as ignoring public concern over multi million dollar projects can and does led to public debate, something we should not fear, but welcome. Assistance to the long-term welfare of our socially active and progressive community groups or organisations deserve open and transparent debate amongst us all. If we fear the truth as it appears the tight eight do, it is so easy to slip into half-truth mode and public relations dribble.

2. Michael Feyen has made public the fact that he is standing for Mayor. The last time he stood he ran a very close third to the present Mayor and Mark Bell-Booth. Right at this moment his opposition is the present Mayor Heather Tanguay and Cr. Jono Naylor who has been attempting to free himself from his connections to both the tight eight and his Bell-Booth connections. Others of course may join the race, but those who have strong links to the Square debacle I think should think twice but that is their choice. Put simply the difference between Michael Feyen and Jono Naylor is plain to see one, Jono depends on spin and claptrap, while Michael walks the talk. The contest between Heather and Michael is different, as the last election proved. It is both revealing and enjoyable to hear them go face to face and in any case you the citizens will make up your own minds. That’s democracy.

3. A key point for voters this election year is the plain and simply fact that changing the mayor often fails to change the policies followed by council. The last election was a prime example, by failing to toss out the tight eight we hugely restricted the real possibility to alter the direction of ‘spend big and pay later’ and secrecy. This has led to many business contractors doing very well, while small local business and citizens are left with the bill. The tight eight councillors after even a brief study of the voting patterns have voted in mass for the big ticket items like the Square make over [25 million] the Esplanade [was 20 million now 13 million] and the selling off of our green space. Even when the high court has ruled against the council, the tight eight has appealed against those rulings [Elmira Ave] costing thousands of extra hard earned dollars in legal fees. We should not forget just who the tight eight are, Cr. Gordon Cruden [once leader] Cr. Naylor, [now leader] Cr. Wall, Pope, Hornblow, Broad, Dennison, Jefferies and Podd. I know that’s nine, Cr. Broad was a late arrival…It is a time for change, real change by dumping the tight eight real change can take place and the mayor of your choice can with majority support make citizen supported changes to the way this city is governed. The CEO who ignored the mayor in real terms has departed. We can, should we desire, complete a clean sweep. I think the time is right to unite with a community focus, and willingness to work for all our citizens, young, old and in-between. While the council makes a big deal out of keeping the rates down to 8.9% this is still more than twice the rate of inflation this means that not once has this council ever kept its word regarding prudence in the area of high ticket items.

Key dates for the local body elections are: August 24 Local Body elections - Nominations close: September 21 Local Body elections - Voting starts: October 13 Local Body elections - Voting ends


4. Cr. Wall pleaded with Ward Committee chairpersons not to keep making the point ‘that council had already made its mind up before hearing from Wards. With hands spread and tears about to flow she told how she really cared about what the wards had to say…she was heartbroken that her own ward, who elected her with just two thousand votes didn’t have a wonderful ward committee. Most of her tight eight mates were still getting over the loss of a key appointment by star of the week Cr. Naylor…So they ignored her plea, other councillors of both genders yawned. Members of the staff and the public looked bemused and muddled, at this kind and gentle new version of Cr. Wall. I decided it was time to leave after watching this film star like charm appear and hearing these wheedle words, I needed fresh air…Clare Hadley went of for another stroll at the same time...

5. Over heard at the café Macdonald:

‘What, did you think about last nights episode? [Council Meeting] asked a junior manager.

‘What about it? Said the assistant to the PR assistant.

‘When the member of the public said, ‘why don’t you keep walking to Rangitikei, to our boss’

‘Well she does move around a hell of a lot during meetings’,

I thought she would have stopped that behaviour once the CEO packed it in. I mean who is there left to impress?

Speaking of our new big boss, I see the tight eight controls the committee that selects who gets the job, do you think they’ll make the same mistake again?

Who knows with this mob. Look at that poor woman, who lives in Dittmer Drive, Vivienne Hill, she was told by Graeme Tong, that she had to accept what he did in Dittmer Drive! Nope, it’s signed, sealed and delivered. So bad luck Vivienne! Go talk to our new CEO…

My God says:

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Peter J Wheeler

Wheeler@inspire.net.nz

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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



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Concert for the Batcave 女子高生Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Broken Road and We got lucky



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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.



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Concert for Spiderman 女子高生 Two songs composed and performed by Peter Cleave: Long Black Jar and Johnny Rockaway



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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
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Two songs in new keys. Another concert for Mary J Blige. Long Black Jar and Idol. Both songs written and composed by Peter Cleave




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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

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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
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Will there be Cher in the Metaverse? Roaches? Peter?

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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


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A concert for Mary J Blige by Peter Cleave featuring songs dedicated to Ana Carolina Reston and Daniela Cicarelli


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Featuring Colin, To see you is to love you, Nadine...