Does Labour want Pacific Island seats on Councils?
Su’a WIlliam Sio says: The call by the Pacific community for allocated seats on local councils is a result of the frustration of being left out of decision making says Labour’s Local Government and...
View ArticleLocal body pay rates
Stuff reports: Taxpayers across the country are about to pump an extra $3.1 million into the pay packets of their local politicians. The Remuneration Authority, which sets the pay for city, district...
View ArticleLarry Mitchell on Council debt
Larry Mitchell writes: Councils “in stchook “ … their debt is way too high … it matters … so do proper disclosures Dealing as I do, with matters of New Zealand Council finances, the one area that...
View ArticleThe Ratepayers Report
This morning Fairfax and the Taxpayers Union have launched the Ratepayers Report. Union staff have spent months collating the data from 67 city and district councils, with Fairfax staff checking the...
View ArticleLocal Govt rating income up 6%
Stats NZ has published accounts for all of local government for 2014. They show taxation revenue up from $4.81 billion to $5.11 billion – a 6.2% increase – way beyond inflation. That’s an extra $300...
View ArticleBennett on local government
A good speech by Paula Bennett to the LGNZ Conference. Some extracts: I imagine there are some who think that because the Commission has decided to take large reorganisation off the table for greater...
View ArticleSpecial economic zones
Stuff reports: New Zealand does not capitalise on its regional potential and should create special economic zones for a better approach to policy-making, a new report has found. The New Zealand...
View ArticleHide’s problems and solutions for local government
Rodney Hide first lays out the problems with local government: First, local government is controlled and directed by central government. The Auckland Council inherited 109 statutory functions. It’s no...
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