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Northland Regional Council Chair Faces Axe As Competing Political Perspectives Jostle
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 8:35 pm | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter
Northland Regional Council chair Geoff Crawford is facing the axe next week (May 28) after just over 170 days (173 days as of Monday May 20) in the top job. If Crawford loses the chair’s role, it will be the third change at the head of the regional ... More >>
Commission Pushes On For Taller Buildings In Mount Maunganui
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 8:28 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Six storey buildings could be permitted in downtown Mount Maunganui after Tauranga City Commission rejected the recommendations of an independent hearing panel. Tauranga City Council is proposing to raise the allowable building heights in Mount Maunganui ... More >>
South Wairarapa Council Set To Deliberate Plan
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 8:27 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
Consultation topics in the plan included how much South Wairarapa District Council [SWDC] should spend on operating and maintaining water services; how council should charge for water use; and how to fund the replacement of assets. More >>
Gen Z Challenge Council: ‘Bridge The Gap Between Suits And Students’
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 8:26 pm | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter
Southland’s regional council has been challenged to pick up its game and engage with the people who will one day pay the rates. On Monday evening, 17-year-old Liam Calder presented to Environment Southland as part of its long term plan hearing, ... More >>
Auckland Mayor Bins Talk Of City’s Rubbish Fuelling Kaipara Plant
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 8:24 pm | Susan Botting - Local Democracy Reporter
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is pouring cold water on talk of his council’s rubbish going north to a proposed $730 million Kaipara waste to energy plant. This comes as a Kaipara waste to energy plant opponent challenges Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson's ... More >>
‘Undemocratic Strong-arming’: Councillor Criticises LTP Exclusion
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 8:22 pm | Emily Ireland - Local Democracy Reporter
Last week, councillor Grace Ayling was excluded from LTP hearings and deliberations due to a perceived conflict of interest after she submitted to the council’s plan criticising proposed spend on cycle trails and the events centre. More >>
The Big Decisions Looming For Ashburton
Monday, 20 May 2024, 6:36 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
The Ashburton District Council is using a three-day workshop to discuss feedback on the major topics in its long-term plan before making final decisions on Thursday. More >>
Wahine Māori Set To Lead Global Public Health Body
Monday, 20 May 2024, 6:29 pm | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
She will be the first New Zealander and first indigenous woman to head the organisation in its 57-year history. More >>
Coast Council LTP Submissions ‘Fairly Low’
Monday, 20 May 2024, 6:15 pm | Brendon McMahon - Local Democracy Reporter
The proposed 10 year plan proposes an average 27% general rates increase in 2024-25 to partly fund a proposed budget of $25.2m for the next financial year. More >>
Delayed Annual Report Slowly Progresses
Monday, 20 May 2024, 6:06 pm | Brendon McMahon - Local Democracy Reporter
The delayed West Coast Regional Council annual report of 2022-23 should be rectified soon. More >>
Road Repairs, Ice Creams And Wheelie Bin Problems Among LTP Submissions
Monday, 20 May 2024, 6:03 pm | Maia Hart - Local Democracy Reporter
Three days have been blocked out in June so people can speak to their submissions in person, before deliberations take place later that month. More >>
Council’s Treasure Trove Of Gifts And Art Revealed
Monday, 20 May 2024, 5:06 pm | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter
Two gifts which cost Invercargill City Council an “exorbitant” amount to transport home have remained in storage ever since. More >>
Riverton Park On Track For Te Reo Name Change
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 2:35 pm | Matthew Rosenberg - Local Democracy Reporter
A Riverton/Aparima park will likely have its name changed ahead of the Southland town's iconic pāua shell moving in. More >>
Mid Canterbury Rugby’s Plea To Council For ‘Premium Facility’
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 2:22 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
Mid Canterbury Rugby want to shift across town to the council's EA Networks Centre and want to get the same deal as other sporting codes to do so. More >>
Green Light For Multi-million Dollar Equestrian Centre At Lake Hood
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 2:18 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
The proposed $200m equine stud and equestrian training centre at Lake Hood has been granted consent. More >>
‘KidsCan On Steroids’: Revamped School Lunches May Be Less Healthy – Principal
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 2:50 pm | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
A major provider of school lunches in Whanganui fears the government’s new $3 limit for most students will see them eating less fresh and more pre-packaged and processed food. More >>
Pilots Snub Ashburton Airport After Fee Hike
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 2:45 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
The aviation community has been abandoning the Ashburton Airport and will continue until changes are made. More >>
Apartments Won’t Create Affordable Homes In Tauranga – Developer
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 2:41 pm | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
A Tauranga developer is concerned that proposed planning rules to increase building heights in Mount Maunganui won’t create affordable homes. More >>
Tourism’s Dark Potential: How The Night Sky Could Brighten Canterbury’s Economy
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 2:30 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
Increasing the attraction for tourists to stop off in Mid Canterbury may require setting our sights a bit higher. Reporter Jonathan Leask looks at the development of dark sky tourism in Canterbury. More >>
$700,000 Mistake Left To Fester At Coast Council For Three Years
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 2:22 pm | Brendon McMahon - Local Democracy Reporter
Council this week congratulated itself on the recovery of long standing debt in the past few months, the ongoing rebuild of its finance management system, and a pending report back on four internal audits driving the rebuild. More >>
