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Costs of regulation burdening councils
Friday, 23 October 2009, 11:18 am | Local Government NZ
“The cost of complying with Government legislation is placing a huge burden on local government and ratepayers, and must be reined in,” said Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand. Mr Yule was speaking today after releasing a report, ... More >>
Review of dog laws should focus on safety first
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 3:29 pm | Local Government NZ
“Protecting the public from dangerous dogs should be at the forefront of a review of the Dog Control Act,” said Local Government New Zealand regulation spokesperson Dianne Hale. “Dog laws are highly emotive for many people. Most owners take responsibility ... More >>
Empower Auckland Council to deliver on vision
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 10:17 am | Local Government NZ
“The Government’s plans for unelected board-appointed organisations to run core local government functions disempowers the role of elected councillors to deliver on their vision,” said Local Government New Zealand President Lawrence Yule. More >>
Let the Wanganui people choose
Friday, 18 September 2009, 5:08 pm | Local Government NZ
The people of Wanganui should be left to decide for themselves on the spelling of their home town, says Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand. “Given the amount of time and money spent that has already been spent on consulting with ... More >>
Building Act: focus on risk and cost efficiency
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 3:49 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand welcomes the Government’s review of the Building Act and is keen to see a regulatory outcome that results in robust risk-management and cost-efficient initiatives. More >>
Land transport funding gets green light
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 11:54 am | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand welcomes the release of the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) which heralds the beginning of a three-year funding and programming commitment for land transport. Peter Tennent, Mayor of New Plymouth and Local Government ... More >>
Local Government works with Government
Monday, 27 July 2009, 5:43 pm | Local Government NZ
"The Prime Minister's cycleway plan is a welcome boost for local communities. It will create local jobs and a platform for economic development," says Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand. Mr Yule was speaking on the first day ... More >>
No role for Government in setting local rates
Monday, 6 July 2009, 2:25 pm | Local Government NZ
Councils in New Zealand are already highly conscious of the need to be efficient and keep costs to citizens as low as possible. This is the main finding from an NZEIR report , commissioned by Local Government New Zealand, examining the international ... More >>
Postponement acknowledges cost of legislation
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 4:26 pm | Local Government NZ
“The decision by the Minister of Health to defer some of the requirements of the new drinking water standards is recognition of the cost burden of the legislation on councils,” Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand said today. ... More >>
Prime Minister recognises safer community work
Friday, 19 June 2009, 3:40 pm | Local Government NZ
The social contribution of councils was recognised last night when Porirua City Council was awarded the Prime Minister's Award for Public Service Excellence at this year’s IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards. The ‘Safer Porirua’ project, a joint ... More >>
Don’t ambush local democracy
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 5:16 pm | Local Government NZ
“Local democracy is not broken and does not need to be fixed,” says Local Government New Zealand President Lawrence Yule. “The community consultation process allows ample opportunity and transparency in council decision-making and ensures any new ... More >>
Funding, not spending, is the issue for councils
Monday, 8 June 2009, 4:47 pm | Local Government NZ
“Funding, not spending, is the issue,” Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand said today, in response to the Minister of Local Government statement on councils’ long-term plans. More >>
The solution for Auckland must be workable - LGNZ
Friday, 5 June 2009, 3:58 pm | Local Government NZ
“We support Peter Salmon’s call for the Government to revisit its thinking on the second-tier governance arrangements in Auckland to provide appropriate representation for citizens,” says Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand. “Mr ... More >>
debate crucial for environmental management
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 2:17 pm | Local Government NZ
“New Zealanders must be allowed adequate time for widespread and well-informed debate on proposals to set up an environmental protection agency (EPA),” says Local Government New Zealand ’s regional affairs spokesperson Stephen Cairns. The agency ... More >>
Councils bear cost of accreditation burden
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 10:31 am | Local Government NZ
“Councils are to be congratulated for having successfully achieved accreditation as Building Consent Authorities in rapid time,” says Kerry Prendergast, Local Government New Zealand vice-president and its spokesperson on funding, performance and practice. More >>
Communities crucial to recession recovery
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 3:41 pm | Local Government NZ
“Today’s Budget clearly outlines the government’s commitment to working with local communities to boost the economy and heighten job prospects. More >>
Auckland Agency must honour democratic processes
Friday, 22 May 2009, 2:48 pm | Local Government NZ
“The Auckland Governance Transition Agency is a transition agency, not an agency to re-litigate democratically-made decisions", President of Local Government New Zealand Lawrence Yule said today. "Each of the current councils is bound by law and ... More >>
Councils critical for economic recovery
Friday, 15 May 2009, 3:42 pm | Local Government NZ
The Hon Richard Worth reiterated at the LexisNexis 8th Annual Local Government Legal Forum today the key role that councils have in stimulating the economy and managing communities through the recession. Mr Worth said that “good local government is ... More >>
RMA proposals may complicate rather than simplify
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 11:20 am | Local Government NZ
"We support the Government’s intention to streamline the Resource Management Act (RMA) but we are concerned that some of the proposed amendments will complicate rather than simplify procedures,” said Dianne Hale, a member of Local Government New Zealand’s ... More >>
Taking the Local out of Local Government
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 6:45 pm | Local Government NZ
After extensive consultation, the Royal Commission on Local Government has made its recommendations on how local government can best serve Auckland over the next 50 to 100 years. The Government took this report and in less than a fortnight they announced ... More >>
