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Royalties only fair for communities in the regions
Friday, 8 February 2013, 2:47 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand today welcomed New Zealand First’s Royalties for Regions (RFR) policy announced this week. The policy would see 25 per cent of royalties the Government collects from mining, fracking and similar activities directed to councils ... More >>
Government needs to help build a cooperative approach
Friday, 25 January 2013, 4:51 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand President, Lawrence Yule, has today welcomed the Prime Minister’s desire to work cooperatively with councils to address housing affordability issues faced in some areas of New Zealand. More >>
Dunedin MP’s comments on football tournament highly ironic
Friday, 25 January 2013, 8:56 am | Local Government NZ
Less than two months after passing legislation to quite deliberately constrain council activity, Dunedin MP and newly appointed Minister, Michael Woodhouse, is now encouraging Dunedin City Council to spend one million dollars of ratepayer’s money on a FIFA ... More >>
Suspended product a real concern for regional councils
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 5:14 pm | Local Government NZ
Today the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) released a statement saying that, with immediate effect, Ravensdown is suspending the sales and application of its ‘eco-n’ product which contains dicyandiamide (DCD), due to a potential food safety ... More >>
Councils should respond to their communities' priorities
Friday, 7 December 2012, 3:47 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand agrees with the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission’s recommendation that councils should be able to adopt earthquake strengthening standards above the national minimum, where it is supported by their communities. More >>
OAG report contrasts with justifications for new law
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:46 pm | Local Government NZ
A report tabled in Parliament today by the Office of the Auditor-General states that local authorities are managing their debt effectively and investing in activities that will result in only modest rates rises. More >>
LGNZ: Amendment Bill unlikely to achieve Govt’s objectives
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 3:52 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand’s President, Lawrence Yule, said today the passage of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill into law is unlikely to fully achieve the Government’s objectives. More >>
Water report cements role of regional councils
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 3:39 pm | Local Government NZ
MEDIA RELEASE Water report cements role of regional councils 15 November, 2012 Regional councils across the country are welcoming the third and final report from the Land and Water Forum. Chair of the regional sector group Fran Wilde said the report cements ... More >>
Ensuring communities get a slice of the growing pie
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 6:27 pm | Local Government NZ
The local government sector wants to work with the Government to ensure affected communities around the country can directly benefit from growing oil, gas and minerals royalties says Local Government New Zealand. More >>
Councils support more work on housing affordability
Monday, 29 October 2012, 11:25 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand broadly welcomes the Government’s announcement today it will continue to work on policy options to tackle housing affordability. More >>
LGNZ: Great potential in Auckland’s new planning approach
Saturday, 20 October 2012, 1:06 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand welcomes recognition by the Government that appeals to the Environment Court on policy issues can unnecessarily hamper the speed and effectiveness of council planning. More >>
LGNZ: new report on council debt positive
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 4:30 pm | Local Government NZ
MEDIA RELEASE LGNZ: new report on council debt positive 25 september 2012 Local Government New Zealand says a report by independent economic research firm, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), shows local government debt is well managed ... More >>
Clear plan required for a return to local democracy
Friday, 7 September 2012, 3:20 pm | Local Government NZ
MEDIA RELEASE Clear plan required for a return to local democracy 7 September 2012 A clear commitment and plan are required to return to local democracy at Environment Canterbury,” said Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) President, Lawrence Yule. ... More >>
Statements on councils’ internal borrowing plain wrong
Friday, 7 September 2012, 9:52 am | Local Government NZ
Statements carried on Radio New Zealand this morning about councils supposedly hiding the extent of their debt by internal borrowing are wrong and misleading, says Local Government New Zealand. Local government analyst, Larry Mitchell, who was in Whangarei ... More >>
Meaty Issues in Local Government Regulation Inquiry
Friday, 31 August 2012, 2:36 pm | Local Government NZ
Media Release - Local Government Forum 31 August 2012 Meaty Issues in Local Government Regulation Inquiry The Local Government Forum has today made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s Issues Paper on Local Government Regulatory Performance. ... More >>
If it Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix it, says Local Government NZ
Friday, 27 July 2012, 4:44 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand says there’s no good reason for the removal of the economic, cultural, environmental and social well-beings from the Local Government Act 2002. More >>
Lawrence Yule Speech - LGNZ conference
Monday, 16 July 2012, 3:44 pm | Local Government NZ
Good morning to you all…and welcome to the annual Local Government New Zealand conference. More >>
Local Authorities Send Strong Message to Govt
Monday, 16 July 2012, 3:22 pm | Local Government NZ
MEDIA RELEASE Local Authorities Send Strong Message to Govt 16 July 2012 New Zealand councils are giving a resounding message to government to keep the environmental, social, cultural and economic wellbeings in the Local Government Act. Speaking from ... More >>
Central government on board with local government events
Friday, 6 July 2012, 4:27 pm | Local Government NZ
MEDIA RELEASE Central government on board with local government events 6 JUly 2012 Local Government New Zealand’s President Lawrence Yule, says the Auckland Council’s decision to host the V8 Supercar races is an example of a robust partnership approach ... More >>
Land and Water Forum report welcome but more work to be done
Friday, 18 May 2012, 6:10 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand welcomed today’s release of the second Land and Water Forum (LAWF) report, saying that it will be the basis of public discussion and ongoing policy development round the complex issues of limit setting and allocation. More >>
