Tariana Turia, Dumpster Diver

His Bobness's former differently abled deputy now aiming to be the Member for Stewart Island, among other places. If that other malformed monument to voter apathy, former Councillor Keown, had been able to be passed off as Tangata Whenua we'd probably have heard about it by now.

When You Got Nothing to Lose, Why Bother?

"Putting a lid on your head messes up your hair, and for a lot of people that is an issue," Keown said.

Weird Things Sort of Happen When Nothing Happens

The biggest natural disaster in this Country's history may have delivered a dysfunctional local Government, but it hasn't entirely crushed their urge to self-expression. The bizarre Councillor Keown appears to believe that he's received encouragement with his long-pending comic book - or possibly a savage dystopian satire - from Crown observer and Central Government nanny Kerry Marshall. Should the Councillor experience ongoing creative block he could always have a word with in-house wordsmurf Felicity Price, who doesn't appear to be breaking a creative sweat for her $80,000 of ratepayer dosh.

So, you never know eh?

Taking It to the Bish

Despite the plight of those still without sewage, or waiting in limbo for their post-quake zoning to be clarified, Mayor Bob hasn't found Christchurch's ongoing suburban muntedness to be a rich field for media ops. But give the man a busted-beyond-repair iconic cathedral and he's oiling up to plunge back into his natural element. Him and the yappy guy.

According to Newstalk ZB's Mike Yardley, Council CEO Marryatt is known as The Phantom around the halls of local government power, on account of his low visibility. And Mike Yardley wouldn't put us wrong, right?

Going All Mediaeval

Rebuild barely out of first gear, silly season in overdrive:

The Bishop wanted a beach, but despite the earthquake-ruined Cathedral being declared beyond repair the terminally excitable Councillor Aaron Keown has vowed that it'll be demolished

over his dead body.