Crux podcast: Councillor Gavin Bartlett 'why I'm not on Facebook'

by Peter Newport - Sep 20, 2024

First term councillor Gavin Bartlett says he's determined to find a way for the Queenstown Lakes District Council to get vital new commuter cycle trails built, especially to connect Jack's Point and Frankton.

In the latest episode of the Crux podcast Councillor Bartlett also talks about his heritage that connects him with Bohemia, how early in his engineering career he built medical centres out of straw bales in Mongolia, the loneliness of being the only councillor to vote against more money for stage one of the 'road to nowhere', and why he's not on Facebook.

Also in today's podcast Peter Newport and Kim Bowden discuss the Chief Ombudsman's move to investigate transparency at the QLDC and the quiet, almost anticlimactic signing off this week of the Long Term Plan.