"Despite suggestions of eternal damnation, and votes for a 'woke, leftist agenda', Waikato Regional Council decided to continue with its Local Government NZ membership by 10-3". It also decided to put a Biodiversity Strategy out for consultation and looked at its residents’ environmental perceptions survey 2025, which showed a "noticeable increase in the numbers of residents who raise the issue of poor-quality drinking water" and that "concern over the impacts of climate change has risen over time". There was also time this week to hear the whole of the interview with Waikato District Mayor, Aksel Bech, and even time to listen to one of Scarlatti's keyboard allegros.

ps. I said I didn't know what the Whāingaroa Palestine Support Group were doing on Sunday. Their commemoration event starts outside Raglan Library at 11am and will then walk to the water tower at the top of Bow Street for flag waving - see https://www.facebook.com/events/1562440468581448.