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Councils elect President and Vice-President
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 11:57 am | Local Government NZ
Basil Morrison has been re-elected President and Kerry Prendergast, Mayor of Wellington, has been elected Vice-President of Local Government New Zealand following an election by member councils at its Annual General Meeting in Christchurch today. More >>
Commonwealth Local Government Forum for NZ in 2007
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 1:53 pm | Local Government NZ
New Zealand has been confirmed to host the prestigious fourth Commonwealth Local Government Conference in Auckland in March 2007. More >>
Prime Minister opens local government conference
Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:14 am | Local Government NZ
Local and central government elected members and officials, the Prime Minister, overseas experts in the field of local government and key stakeholders came together for the opening of Local Government New Zealand’s annual conference in Christchurch today. More >>
LGNZ supports regional involvement in roading
Friday, 1 July 2005, 5:07 pm | Local Government NZ
“We welcome the increased emphasis on regional involvement in the distribution of the record $1.7 billion National Land Transport Programme, announced yesterday by Land Transport New Zealand” says Local Government New Zealand President Basil Morrison. More >>
Rural Sector highlights health issues
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 4:34 pm | Local Government NZ
Retaining vital health services and increasing community safety are the biggest health and safety issues facing rural New Zealand, according to the councils that attended a Rural Health and Community Safety Forum in Wellington yesterday. More >>
Select Committee support for local decision-making
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 2:01 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand says the Select Committee Report on the Resource Management and Electricity Legislation Amendment Bill has addressed a number of concerns highlighted in its submission. More >>
Empower our communities, political parties told
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 1:28 pm | Local Government NZ
“Work with us to empower our communities” is the message Local Government New Zealand’s President Basil Morrison has given to New Zealand’s political parties in its local government manifesto, released in Wellington today. More >>
Local Government NZ welcomes glass agreement
Thursday, 26 May 2005, 12:36 am | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand has welcomed an agreement by brand owners and producers using glass packaging to pay a voluntary levy on imported glass to help support the cost of glass recovery. More >>
Councils have critical role in Digital Strategy
Monday, 16 May 2005, 3:58 pm | Local Government NZ
Local councils have a critical role in ensuring communities reap the rewards of the Government’s Digital Strategy, Local Government New Zealand ‘s spokesperson Mary Bourke, Mayor of South Taranaki District Council, said today. More >>
SI Councils Want Extended Water Allocation Process
Monday, 16 May 2005, 10:39 am | Local Government NZ
The South Island’s councils have joined forces to seek a second round of submissions on the Water Allocation Plan for the Waitaki Catchment. More >>
Councils Want Extended Water Allocation Process
Monday, 16 May 2005, 9:28 am | Local Government NZ
The South Island’s councils have joined forces to seek a second round of submissions on the Water Allocation Plan for the Waitaki Catchment. More >>
Communities will benefit from new water funding
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 4:48 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand welcomes the Government’s Drinking Water Subsidy Fund of $136.9 million over the next ten years to improve the country’s drinking water systems and ultimately the health of our communities. More >>
Councils should start planning for carbon tax
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 2:37 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand’s President Basil Morrison says today’s carbon tax announcement could mean running day to day services becomes more costly for councils if they do not find alternative energy supplies to fossil fuels. More >>
Councils hopeful glass recycling can continue
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 4:27 pm | Local Government NZ
“A resolution to glass recycling issues is needed urgently so councils can decide whether glass collection is still feasible in their communities,” says Local Government New Zealand’s President Basil Morrison. More >>
Uniform airport clearance fees right decision
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 2:16 pm | Local Government NZ
“The government has made the right decision in proposing a uniform charge for passenger clearance costs at all New Zealand’s international airports”, Local Government New Zealand’s Transport spokesperson Graeme Weld said. More >>
LGNZ welcomes RMA survey results
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 5:08 pm | Local Government NZ
A recent survey of councils on the Resource Management Act, undertaken by the Ministry for the Environment, has highlighted an improvement in the time it is taking councils to process resource consents. More >>
Bigger Rates Rebates Not The Answer
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 5:05 pm | Local Government NZ
The Prime Minister’s promise to provide increased rates rebates fails to address the real problems that are resulting in ratepayers being stung for ever-increasing rates, says Don Nicolson, Chair of the Local Government Forum[1]. More >>
Local govt welcomes proposed rates rebates changes
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 11:37 am | Local Government NZ
An increase in the income limit for rates rebates is welcomed and well overdue, says Local Government New Zealand ’s President Basil Morrison. More >>
Voter behaviour in the 2004 local elections
Monday, 14 March 2005, 1:29 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand ’s survey into voter behaviour in the 2004 local elections shows that voter awareness was high and the reasons for voting or not voting were similar to the survey after the 2001 elections. More >>
Design Protocol supports work already underway
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 1:23 pm | Local Government NZ
Local government supports the Urban Design Protocol, officially launched in Wellington today by the Prince of Wales and the Minister for the Environment and Urban Affairs, Hon Marian Hobbs. More >>
