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New Zealanders aren’t the best when it comes to learning from history.
That was the view held by the late Bruce Jesson, journalist and politician. It was also the starting point for the speech given by ARC Chairman Mike Lee at the annual Bruce Jesson lecture last year.
"Bruce was a close friend and respected colleague whose thoughts and ideas are very relevant today," says Mike.
"Bruce said that we New Zealanders are careless - perhaps deliberately forgetful - about our history, and there is a price we pay for that.
"In the lecture I discussed how similar problems and familiar challenges recur throughout Auckland’s history and, therefore, that history has important lessons for us in managing Auckland now and in the future.
"With the likelihood of major change to the way Auckland local government is structured soon to be announced by the Royal Commission, and the growing uncertainty in the world because of the economic downturn, I feel this paper about the history of Auckland’s regional government, with some comments about the future, could be of interest to ARC staff."
That was the view held by the late Bruce Jesson, journalist and politician. It was also the starting point for the speech given by ARC Chairman Mike Lee at the annual Bruce Jesson lecture last year.
"Bruce was a close friend and respected colleague whose thoughts and ideas are very relevant today," says Mike.
"Bruce said that we New Zealanders are careless - perhaps deliberately forgetful - about our history, and there is a price we pay for that.
"In the lecture I discussed how similar problems and familiar challenges recur throughout Auckland’s history and, therefore, that history has important lessons for us in managing Auckland now and in the future.
"With the likelihood of major change to the way Auckland local government is structured soon to be announced by the Royal Commission, and the growing uncertainty in the world because of the economic downturn, I feel this paper about the history of Auckland’s regional government, with some comments about the future, could be of interest to ARC staff."
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