1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: Let's look at Northland's horsepoo issue. We have a bye 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: law been considered that we'll hold riders accountable for their deposits. 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: The farm lord Deputy Mayor Kelly Stratford is with us 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: on this Kelly. 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: Morning, Good morning, how are you this morning? 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: I'm very well. Indeed, what we're dealing with here, I'm 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,159 Speaker 1: assuming is a lot of horses and a lot of 8 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: country roads. 9 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 2: Is that right? 10 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: Oh? 11 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 2: We have a keeping of animals by law that we 12 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 2: consulted on and there was one little line in there 13 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: about packing up your horse newer in public spaces and 14 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 2: instead of this by law creating a lot of division 15 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: over the cats, come down to the horsepoo. Well, people 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: riding on roads. It's just in things like town squares 17 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 2: and public space. 18 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: Do you get a lot of people on a horse 19 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: in the town square? Because see, I spent a bit 20 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: of time my time in the country and we've got 21 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: horses out there, and the horse rides along the lane 22 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: and the horse does the business and no one expects 23 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: anyone to pick it up. It's a horse, for God's 24 00:00:58,920 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: sakeing it's the country. 25 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: You're exactly right there. Mountain made out of a mule 26 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: mule Hill here and going through the consultation process of 27 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: a bye law is the opportunity for people to have 28 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: their voice about things that seem to be ridiculous but 29 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: aren't actually real. 30 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,119 Speaker 1: Oh, there's too much consultation, Kelly. There's too much consultation 31 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: on bollocks going on. 32 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: Well, we're talking horses, not a bollocks. 33 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: So well, no, that is true, But I just wonder 34 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: it's one of those things if you ask people were going, well, 35 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, and then they'll tell you your 36 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: story and the next thing you know, you've got far 37 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: too much consultation. 38 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: I just can't believe that we're having this conversation about 39 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: this consultation of all the interviews that we could be doing. 40 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: Well, what would you like to do an interview on 41 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: Kelly participation in the local body politics? Are you standing again? 42 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: Thanksally? I am, yep. The elections are coming up in 43 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: October and yeah, I'm enjoying myself and I feel like 44 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: I've got a lot more to give on them. 45 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: What's the participation rate in your particular part of the world. 46 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 2: I think it was sitting at around forty one percent. 47 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: Now, I mean, you should be consulting on that, shouldn't you. 48 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 2: Well, our ce has has as a KPI to increase 49 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: so to participation and engagement, and we actually had a 50 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 2: really good event last year explaining to people what council does. 51 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: It was called the State of the Far North, which 52 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 2: it lifted the lid in it made people more aware 53 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 2: of what councils actually do and yeah, a lot of 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: people felt more informed. So we want to see more 55 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 2: of that, not just and it's not about a campaign, 56 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: it's about our council making people, making making local government 57 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: more relevant for people. 58 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: Go well, I hope that right across the country more 59 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: people turn up for the election this year because I 60 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: tell you people moan a lot, but then having mine 61 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: they don't participate. 62 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's certainly the best interest the vote. 63 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: Couldn't agree more with your Kelly. My apologies for ringing 64 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: up about the Horsepool will never it will never happen again. 65 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: It will never happen again. I'll blame other people. But 66 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: you know we've had a nice chat anyway, haven't we. 67 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: We have good on You're nice to talk to you, Kelly, 68 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 1: Kelly Stratford Far North Deputy. Miss Sam who's in charge 69 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: of that nonsense? I don't want to see that nonsense 70 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: on the program anymore. 71 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 2: Please for more from the mic Asking Breakfast, listen live 72 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: to news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or 73 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.