Wardens told to hit 100 a day

**spajohn** · 26th January 2010, 15:44

One senior warden told junior staff he ticketed his own mother $200 for no registration to raise his daily quota, while another was nicknamed The Terminator because he was quiet and quick, former parking warden Campbell Parminter said.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3255...-hit-100-a-day

**mashman** · 27th January 2010, 08:51

So, a company registered in Luxembourg (most likely paying next to zero tax after taking up residency (6 months and you're a resident)) have the contract to provide parking attendant services to the councils of New Zealand. It's a pretty competitive job too by the sounds of things. This is how you do your job, go do it! They provide damned good training from what i can see. At the end of the day Tyco take an unspecified profit from New Zealand, a share of 9.9 million dollars for Wellington alone and will not disclose how much!!! I understand, from limited reading, that companies that bank through Luxembourg are protected by privacy laws and thus won't have to tell the NZ government how much they earn from the enterprise for taxation purposes. Pah!!! and we wonder where all the money goes!

**Mully** · 27th January 2010, 11:52

Are you surprised at either bit of news?

**mashman** · 27th January 2010, 12:53

Originally Posted by Mully

Are you surprised at either bit of news?

I suppose not. I fully realise that big business hides out in tax havens for the specific purpose of having a healthy bottom line and realise that privatisation generally means money leaving the country of its origin, none more so than NZ it seems. Yet there's nothing ANYONE can done about it. That's really where my surprise lies i guess...

**bogan** · 27th January 2010, 12:59

Originally Posted by mashman

I suppose not. I fully realise that big business hides out in tax havens for the specific purpose of having a healthy bottom line and realise that privatisation generally means money leaving the country of its origin, none more so than NZ it seems. Yet there's nothing ANYONE can done about it. That's really where my surprise lies i guess...

Well NZ companies could become competitive with the overseas ones I spose, though kiwis are probably too laid back and not cut throat enough to really get shit done, which is a good thing imo. Pretty much the police traffic fine quota all over again! Though I think wardens have to photograph each infringement it still is a lot of hassle to get let off one, specially when their photo doesn't show the full picture, my camera phone for the $60 saving win!

**mashman** · 27th January 2010, 13:06

Originally Posted by bogan

Well NZ companies could become competitive with the overseas ones I spose, though kiwis are probably too laid back and not cut throat enough to really get shit done, which is a good thing imo. Pretty much the police traffic fine quota all over again! Though I think wardens have to photograph each infringement it still is a lot of hassle to get let off one, specially when their photo doesn't show the full picture, my camera phone for the $60 saving win!

Pah! I suppose it's easier to sell your business, if someone offers you wads of cash, than it is to keep flogging away trying to make ends meet... I know next to nothing about the kiwi attitude... although those that i have met over the last 25 years or so have been firey little bastards... hence one of the reasons i came here.

I suppose the real insult is that we tie up the NZ court system with people trying to get out of parking tickets. I wouldn't mind if the money was generated in NZ for NZ, but it ain't...

**Mully** · 27th January 2010, 13:18

Originally Posted by mashman

I suppose not. I fully realise that big business hides out in tax havens for the specific purpose of having a healthy bottom line and realise that privatisation generally means money leaving the country of its origin, none more so than NZ it seems. Yet there's nothing ANYONE can done about it. That's really where my surprise lies i guess...

The overseas companies offer the local council a better return (not that it's for profit, tui anyone?) on the tickets issued.

I guess the flip side is you have to know your wardens are out there issuing tickets, rather than not doing anything - hence the KPIs involved.

**crazyhorse** · 27th January 2010, 14:00

This is a sad sad world we live in

**mashman** · 27th January 2010, 14:55

Originally Posted by Mully

The overseas companies offer the local council a better return (not that it's for profit, tui anyone?) on the tickets issued.

I guess the flip side is you have to know your wardens are out there issuing tickets, rather than not doing anything - hence the KPIs involved.

shame the same smart arse that came up with the idea of outsourcing didn't think about re-training and the setting of KPI's... Is it so much easier to outsource services these days? Really, what's the advantage? Sure by outsourcing the service it becomes someone elses problem, but you've likely also thrown a few people on the unemployed list (expensive) as well as removing vital funds from your local authority... People running countries should not solely be comprised of businessmen, but of "analysts" who are willing to think their way throiugh things instead of just giving up. Is this giving up thing the apathy of New Zealanders i keep hearing about?

**Mully** · 27th January 2010, 15:49

Originally Posted by mashman

shame the same smart arse that came up with the idea of outsourcing didn't think about re-training and the setting of KPI's... Is it so much easier to outsource services these days? ?

The short answer is: Consultants.

The long answer: Councils (and companies) hire (for huge amounts) consultants who tell them to stick with their "Core Business" (tm) and not to do anything that isn't "Core Business"

Then, the CEO/GM decides (presumably in his lunch break) what the "Core Business" is/should be. (Note; this is subject to change according to CEO/GM replacement).

Then, he outsources anything that isn't "Core Business" (regardless of whether or not he's making money doing it in-house) and congratulates himself with an enormous bonus because he's just "saved" the council/company $X in wages and admin running these "fringe" business units (not withstanding that those business units were generating significant revenue, which doesn't feature in his calculations).

**peasea** · 27th January 2010, 15:51

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

This is a sad sad world we live in

Not where I live; I have beer.

**crazyhorse** · 27th January 2010, 18:02

Originally Posted by peasea

Not where I live; I have beer.

Yip! It's good to hear you have something to be thank ful for

**peasea** · 27th January 2010, 18:13

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

Yip! It's good to hear you have something to be thank ful for

That and a very low cop/kilometre ratio!!

Hey I lived in Hastings for a while (Beresford St, Murdoch Rd) had a ball. Still got a soft spot for the place and recall getting my Pontiac airborne going over the railway lines in (I think) St Aubyn St. It's timely to remember that AC/DC's Back In Black was on the charts and played regularly in my flat and my car! Yee fuckin har!

**woodyracer** · 27th January 2010, 18:18

warden tryed to give me a ticket yesterday for having an "expired rego', i thoguht thats funny my rego dosnt expire until april.......i tlaked to the boss.......turns out i dotn have to pay the $200 anymore...