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Armistice a time to reflect Sand mining application granted
Sand mining will continue off the east coast near Te Ārai, despite massive local opposition, though sand mining …
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A solemn gathering came together to lay wreaths and remember the sacrifice of the fallen as Dargaville, like many towns around New Zealand, stopped for two minutes of silence on Armistice Day. Northern Wairoa RSA President Peter Roberts, mayor Craig Jepson, councillors Ash Nayyar and Gordon Lambeth, veteran returned service people and serving police officers were among the crowd who gathered to pay tribute at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Wreaths were laid and the last post played, as 104 years since the silencing of the guns of the First World War was commemorated.
Future of local government drafted
Speed review gathers momentum
by Andy Bryenton
Major changes are proposed to drop the speed limit on all west coast roads, with big drops for unpaved roads …
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A 261-page draft report from the panel conducting a review of local government has recommended significant changes but falls short of scrapping local councils, as some had feared.
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Five primary points are highlighted in the report, a precursor to a legislative shake-up in local government, which had been feared to usher in the end of local councils. These point s include bet ter participation in local democracy, more equitable funding and a better relationship with central government, a focus on wellbeing, and, most prominently, an ‘authentic’ relationship with iwi. “There’s an expectation gap in how well local government thinks it’s doing, and how hapū and iwi think they’re going,”
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The Maungatūroto and Districts Rotary Club has shown support for outdoor education and the environment …
said local government review chair Jim Palmer. “However, it’s fair to say that local government has also recognised there is a need to invest more in this space.” As well as a strong focus on engagement with Māori, the panel has recommended that the Electoral Commission takes full control of all local body elections and that the voting age is cut to 16. While councils will remain, their structure is likely to change. The report highlights current capacity and capability challenges which will be exacerbated as the current Resource Management
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and Three Waters reforms continue. The concept of regional councils with local boards and a local council system with an overarching combined authority are discussed. Local Government NZ president Stuart Crosby called these draft recommendations, a once in a generation chance to reconfigure local government. However, the National and ACT parties’ response was to condemn the draft as an attack on local democracy. Feedback on the report is welcomed, and the full report is available to read at futureforlocalgovernment.govt.nz.
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