Stood down for telling the truth
The Post reports:
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown sent a letter to Heart of the City expressing concerns about its governance prior to Viv Beck being stood down as the organisation’s chief executive.
As far as I can tell Viv Beck was mainly stood down because politicians such as Wayne Brown and Chloe Swarbrick hated the fact she would say that the CBD isn’t particularly safe. They seemed to think that the answer is to stop talking about it, and then everyone will feel safer!
The problem for Beck is her organisation is funded by the Council. That means that they can’t be a strong independent voice for CBD businesses, as you can’t upset your paymaster.
My view is that no business groups should be funded by Councils. They should be funded by businesses who choose to join or fund them, because they see value in them.
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