Dr Jenny Condie
Finlayson's public release of incorrect, unsubstantiated complaint to Auditor General
Today, former attorney general Chris Finlayson has publicly (paywalled) made serious allegations against the professional reputations of...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Sep 5
- 8 min
The election is a job interview, not just a policy debate
I often think about an election campaign as a highly unusual job interview. At the end of my first term on Council it now feels more like...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Aug 12
- 2 min
ADHD is not just for kids
I’m not usually up with the latest trends, but it turns out I’ve joined one. I’m now one of the many women who have been diagnosed with...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- May 27
- 6 min
Wellington water pipes replacement value now $3.1 billion
Council agenda papers released today show that a revaluation of our pipes has increased the estimated replacement cost of those pipes by...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Wellington Water budget error to be fixed next week
Unfortunately Porirua Mayor Anita Baker has recently made incorrect and misleading comments about a Wellington Water request made to...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Mar 4
- 3 min
How much is a fair share for business ratepayers?
In an article about the Wellington City Council's proposed budget for next year, Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Simon Arcus raised...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Nov 15, 2020
- 5 min
Trust, values and changing your mind in local politics
For those who oppose the development at Shelly Bay, the Council decision this week was a blow that has left them feeling hurt and...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Sep 13, 2020
- 4 min
The status quo is ~literally~ not an option
It is a common rhetorical device to say the status quo is not an option. What we usually mean by this is that the old ways of doing...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Jun 14, 2020
- 5 min
Behind-the-scenes: Covid cycleways withdrawn, reborn
Many people were left wondering what on earth had just happened when the Covid-19 Innovating Streets paper was withdrawn from the agenda...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- May 17, 2020
- 6 min
Pros and Cons of the e-scooter trial
This week we have to decide whether to continue the public share e-scooter trial. I have a number of questions I would like answered...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- May 10, 2020
- 4 min
Reflections on parking, risk, and how we make decisions
The Innovating Streets paper was hotly anticipated. My Twitter feed had been full of discussion about how cities around the world were...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Apr 20, 2020
- 7 min
Cutting costs is about values - a response to Kerry Prendergast
As WCC has worked through the effect of the pandemic on your rates bill many people have been asking us to cut wasteful, “nice-to-have”...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Oct 10, 2019
- 3 min
The First 100 Days of a Condie Mayoral Term
A 100 day plan is an opportunity for a new leader to clearly lay out their agenda, and for people who will be working with them to get a...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Oct 9, 2019
- 2 min
Campaign finance transparency
Yesterday Stuff published a piece about fundraising and election costs for the mayoral candidates. I was pleased to see the bit about...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Oct 9, 2019
- 9 min
Sea level rise is not science fiction – it is my children's future
Defending buildings against the sea is a short term and expensive solution. The massive defenses in the Netherlands won’t be practical in...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Sep 20, 2019
- 1 min
Transparency in campaign donations
I welcome Justin Lester's announcement today that he will be joining me in releasing details of his campaign donations prior to the...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Sep 19, 2019
- 4 min
How the left and right misunderstand each other
Unions Wellington sent me a survey a few weeks ago, asking my views on a range of issues relevant to their members. Many organisations do...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
Council joint venture could build suburban apartment complex
Media release Wellington mayoral and northern ward candidate Dr Jenny Condie has today released sketches for a proposed apartment complex...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
Citizen's Assembly on Mass Transit
The largest investment in Let's Get Wellington Moving is mass transit. The highest profile decision we need to make on mass transit is:...
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Dr Jenny Condie
- Aug 16, 2019
- 1 min
Dr Condie welcomes review of Shelly Bay process
Candidate for Wellington mayor, Dr Jenny Condie, has welcomed the independent review of the process surrounding Council decisions on...
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