Transport and accountability of council-controlled companies are two of Viv Beck's bugbears as she heads into the mayoral election.
The carbon-heavy freight transport sector doesn't merit much of a mention in the first emissions reduction plan, because the government has seemingly put it into the too-hard basket for now.
A council-controlled organisation denied consent by its own council faces yet another setback.
Ryman's gearing eased to 42.6% at March 31 from 44.5% in September.