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Mayors Promise Fresh Ideas For Better Water.4
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 2:58 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Mayors from across New Zealand are looking forward to working with the new government to deliver better and more sustainable water services for everyone. Members of Communities 4 Local Democracy He Hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD) is welcoming ... More >>
Councils Reaffirm Call For Better Water Reforms
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 11:18 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Members of Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori have reaffirmed their call for better water reforms, saying the Three Waters proposals need further changes to meet community concerns. C4LD met with its member councils following the ... More >>
Government Plays Political Football With Three Waters
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 12:32 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Mayors have expressed their disappointment that the Government’s refusal to make meaningful changes to Three Waters Reform has turned it into an election issue, rather than seeking consensus. The government’s ‘reset’ announcement has seen only ... More >>
Stop The Wasteful Spend, Seek A Way Forward Says Councils
Friday, 3 March 2023, 1:42 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
It’s time for the Government to stop its expropriation of community property and seek a new way forward for water reform, say Councils. In their submission to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, members of Communities 4 Local Democracy ... More >>
Mayors Welcome National Party Announcement On Water Reform
Sunday, 26 February 2023, 4:30 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Mayors have welcomed today’s announcement of a water reform policy that better protects property rights and local voice. Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD) chairs Manawatu Mayor Helen Worboys and Waimakariri Mayor ... More >>
It’s Time For New PM To Rescue Water Reforms – Councils
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 3:11 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Councils representing more than a million New Zealanders are calling on the new Prime Minister to take a fresh look at a model for water reform that works. The member councils of Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD) said that ... More >>
C4LD Presents Credible, Widely Supported Three Waters Reform Plan To Government
Monday, 29 August 2022, 9:18 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
The campaign representing nearly half of all local authorities in New Zealand has asked government to listen to their community rather than pushing forward with their current plan. Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori ... More >>
Government Needs To Honour Promise To Listen On Three Waters
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 11:37 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
The government needs to listen to the community demanding better water reform rather than pushing forward with a plan that could deliver disastrous outcomes. In its submission to the Finance and Expenditure committee, Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori ... More >>
THREE WATERS: Select Committee Restrictions Another Limit On Local Voice
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 2:13 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
The New Zealand Parliament has significantly limited people’s ability to take part in the only public consultation on Three Waters reform by refusing to accept email submissions. Instead of enabling people to submit via one of the simplest and ... More >>
New Bill Undermines Fundamental Property Rights
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 6:28 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
The New Service Entity bill introduced by the government is an unacceptable erosion of community property rights, says Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori. The bill outlines the removal of all rights and obligation from asset owners, ... More >>
Billion Dollar Water Bill For Reform
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 12:21 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
The Government has already spent $34 million designing a reform so badly received they plan to bill water users more than a billion dollars to bring stakeholders on board. Figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs shows that the Government ... More >>
Billion Dollar Water Bill For Reform
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 10:50 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
The Government has already spent $34 million designing a reform so badly received they plan to bill water users more than a billion dollars to bring stakeholders on board. Figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs shows that the Government ... More >>
Worrying Implication For Property Rights As Government Forces Through Three Waters Reform
Friday, 29 April 2022, 1:17 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori says Government plans to force through water reforms virtually unchanged is a worrying attack on property rights and community voice. The changes embed an unusual public shareholding model, ... More >>
C4LD Presents Plan For Water Reform That Works
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 11:39 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Mayors and CEs representing the 32 member councils of Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD) have presented politicians with their plan for three waters reform that could gain wide support. The mayors presented their 10 point plan ... More >>
Predictably Disappointing Feedback From Hamstrung Working Group
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 12:02 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Feedback from the Government’s three waters working group was ”predictably disappointing” according to the group representing 1.5 million New Zealanders and almost half of New Zealand’s territorial local authorities. Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori ... More >>
Group Offers Better Alternative For Three Waters Delivery
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 10:02 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Councils are better placed to deliver the Government’s Three Waters outcomes than mega-entity model, new research shows. Analysis commissioned by Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō te Manapori (C4LD) has concluded that both the council owned ... More >>
New Zealanders Will Pay More And Receive Less Under Three Waters
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 2:16 pm | Communities 4 Local Democracy
New Zealanders are likely to pay more and receive fewer benefits under the Government’s proposed Three Waters reform model, according to Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō Manapori (C4LD), the local government action group formed to bring fresh ... More >>
Communities 4 Local Democracy – The Voice Of More Than A Million New Zealanders
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 7:54 am | Communities 4 Local Democracy
Mayors representing more than a million New Zealanders are taking their Three Waters concerns to Parliament today, marking the first step of a powerful new local democracy campaign. Communities 4 Local Democracy - He hapori mō te Manapori is a newly formed ... More >>
