WBOP District Council backs a Maori ward

I am very happy to be part of this important decision to adopt one or more Maori wards at the next two local government elections. The...

Aug 19, 2023

My WBOP meeting speech in favour of a Maori ward

This is my speech for the Maori ward decision this week. I realise more than a few people struggle with this idea so this explains why I...

Aug 19, 2023

Have your say on council rates and spending

Western Bay district council’s draft annual plan is out for public feedback this month, with a proposed 7.41 percent average rates...

Apr 17, 2023

Merry Christmas and Thank You

Merry Christmas and thank you to the many voters who put their trust in me to represent them at the Western Bay of Plenty District...

Dec 28, 2022

WBOPDC rates due today

A friendly reminder that today (Friday, Oct 7) is the last day to pay your WBOPDC rates and avoid a 10% penalty. Confused? Here is...

Oct 7, 2022

Vote now for real change

What do you want from the new Western Bay council after the current election? Do you want more of the same or do you want real change? If...

Sep 23, 2022

Time to chat in Katikati tomorrow

I'll be back at Eileen's Market, Katikati tomorrow morning (Saturday), along with Richard Logan - Candidate Western BOP District Council,...

Sep 23, 2022

Te Puna meeting readout

Some very interesting and difficult issues discussed tonight for both district and regional council around land use conflicts in Te Puna....

Sep 19, 2022

Maketū sunshine

Lovely morning in Maketū at the community market. Having fun in the sun - great stalls and good coffee! Promise made: if I win, I’ll be...

Sep 18, 2022

Waihi Beach meeting readout

Another great community election meeting in Waihī Beach this morning. What really impressed me again was the quality and varied...

Sep 17, 2022

Voting starts today!

Voting papers go out to Western Bay of Plenty residents today for the new mayor, council and community boards. It is time for real change...

Sep 16, 2022

THE OTHER THREE WATERS RISK

When we talk about Three Waters, it is (for most of us) with disgust about the government’s plans to wrest control of this huge chunk of...

Sep 15, 2022

3 Waters: Privatisation by Stealth

It has been clear from the start that this flawed process has been driven by multinational companies eyeing lucrative contracts to run...

Sep 12, 2022

WBOP Debt Mountain

The wave of red ink on the attached chart shows the WBOP District Council’s official borrowing figures. Up until this year (the blue...

Sep 6, 2022

Out in Maketu

Working on my fitness in Maketu with Ryan, my youth advisor. A lot of work to be done to get my body match fit!

Sep 4, 2022

Press coverage in the Weekend Sun

Press coverage in the Weekend Sun. Nice to see a newspaper go beyond the council press releases. Sorry about the photo. I won’t win any...

Aug 29, 2022

Joyce stands for Western Bay Mayor, seeks change in council’s direction

Local business owner Rodney Joyce has put his name forward to become Mayor of the Western Bay District Council, standing on a platform of...

Aug 16, 2022

The Auditor General’s harsh critique of Three Waters

The Auditor-General has come out with some very serious concerns in his submission on the Three Waters Bill. He says it way better than I...

Aug 8, 2022

Holiday home owners: register to vote now

Do you own a holiday home in the Western Bay and want to vote in this year’s local elections? Property owners who pay rates on a property...

Aug 8, 2022

The ugly facts behind the council’s rates rise

The Western Bay District Council is only increasing residential rates by a median 2.65% this year (2022-23), which is a remarkable...

Jul 15, 2022

More from Rodney

If you are still awake after reading these blogs, you can read more going back over the past 18 months on his archived old website at:...

Jul 10, 2022

POLICIES

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Lower Rates

Open Government/Transparency

Three Waters

Environment/Climate Change

Rodney runs a wholesale business in Katikati, selling fashion and home decor products to retailers all over New Zealand. He came home from overseas for family reasons six years ago, after working as a financial journalist/editor for Reuters, the international news agency.

With a background of more than 30 years in journalism and management, Joyce is a firm believer in transparency in local council matters. As a journalist, he has reported on councils in Auckland, Wellington, Hawkes Bay and Taranaki.

Rodney has a history of turning around problems in complex organisations. These include working (as chief customer) to successfully deliver a global IT project after two multi-million dollar failures. He then headed up a team of 250+ journalists across three offices in Asia and Europe.

In both these cases, the message from above was “fix them or else” and he delivered – by empowering the teams to be their best.

Rodney is standing on a policy platform of requiring council to learn to live within its means and allocate its resources wisely, not just take a cost-plus approach and keep pushing rates higher and higher.

The Western Bay is a beautiful area with strong communities and an enviable environment. Rodney believes we need to look after it, but we need to do so without imposing some of the highest rates in the land.

Rodney is a father of three boys aged from 1 to 31 years. He lives with Kay, baby Ryan and Bosz the dog in Katikati.

For more information about Rodney, click here: www.linkedin.com/in/rodneyjoyce

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