April 23 2024
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Aero open day Dargaville ratepayers find voice A new organisation which seeks to advance the status of Dargaville and work with the KDC to make the …
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Waiotira Primary School and Selwyn Park School are two of 10 winning youth hubs in the Keep New Zealand …
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p The rain stayed away long enough for the sun to shine on the Dargaville Aero Club’s open day last Saturday, and patrons took the opportunity to appreciate some of the interesting aircraft on display. These included gyrocopters, a topdressing plane and a replica of a Mustang fighter plane from the second world war. Classic car enthusiasts also rolled in to support their friends in the aero club.
Māori representation could go to poll u by Andy Bryenton
Simeon Brown has communicated to councils nationwide that the fate of Māori wards should be in the hands of voters; for areas like Kaipara, where they are already in place, a ‘resolution to disestablish’ could happen well before election time.
Fees and charges out for consultation
The new schedule of Kaipara District Council fees and charges is out for public feedback at the same time as the …
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‘The government will introduce a bill in the next few months to restore binding polls on the establishment of Māori wards (and constituencies),’ wrote Local Government Minister Simeon Brown in a letter to the Kaipara District Council. ‘From the next term of local government, the council will be able to initiate binding
polls on Māori wards. Electors will also be able to petition their council to hold a binding poll. The policy settings for binding polls will be restored to as they were prior to 2021, including the five per cent threshold for petitions calling for a binding poll.’ The letter clarifies speculation on the
nature of coalition government moves to change Māori ward representation. Local Government New Zealand, the civic and district governance alliance which the KDC opted out of last year, has called the move an example of “overreach”, criticising its intent.
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