PublicVoice
Tararua District Council and PublicVoice are currently recruiting for the new Tararua District Council Citizens' Panel. The final day for recruitment is this Sunday 25 March.
Do you want to let council know what you really think on big local issues?
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In this short but insightful TED speech, Dave Meslin outlines why people shy away from public engagement and argues that it is not because people are too selfish, stupid or lazy. Meslin argues that many times the authorities and organisations involved implement processes which intentionally exclude people from participating.
Meslin says that part of the blame lies with the fact that current consultation processes can act as barriers to public feedback.
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