Friday, 29 January 2021, 5:35 pm
Helping Waikato people retrofit their homes so they’re
healthy is the only new programme of work Waikato Regional
Council will seek public feedback on.
The 10-year
budget – approved yesterday [28 January] after three days
of talks – otherwise sticks to business as usual, with a
proposed increase to biodiversity spending, boost in funding
to Te Waka economic development agency, and more money to
expand the Waikato to Auckland passenger rail
service.
The year 1 budget proposes a rates increase
to existing ratepayers of 7.3 per cent. Of that, an
estimated 2 per cent of the increase is due to the extra
Press Release – Waikato Regional Council Helping Waikato people retrofit their homes so theyre healthy is the only new programme of work Waikato Regional Council will seek public feedback on. The 10-year budget approved yesterday [28 January] after three days of talks otherwise …
Helping Waikato people retrofit their homes so they’re healthy is the only new programme of work Waikato Regional Council will seek public feedback on.
The 10-year budget – approved yesterday [28 January] after three days of talks – otherwise sticks to business as usual, with a proposed increase to biodiversity spending, boost in funding to Te Waka economic development agency, and more money to expand the Waikato to Auckland passenger rail service.
Press Release – Waikato Regional Council
Helping Waikato people retrofit their homes so they’re healthy is the only new programme of work Waikato Regional Council will seek public feedback on.
The 10-year budget – approved yesterday [28 January] after three days of talks – otherwise sticks to business as usual, with a proposed increase to biodiversity spending, boost in funding to Te Waka economic development agency, and more money to expand the Waikato to Auckland passenger rail service.
The year 1 budget proposes a rates increase to existing ratepayers of 7.3 per cent. Of that, an estimated 2 per cent of the increase is due to the extra work Waikato Regional Council must do to meet the new Essential Freshwater requirements announced by the Government last year.
Farmer-led petition to rewrite freshwater rules to close this weekend
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2 minutes to read Farmers need to get off the fence and stand with us against stupidity.
The petition was organised by Groundswell NZ, a group which stemmed from a tractor trek in Gore in October expressing farmers feelings about the new regulations.
It had been signed by more than 1600 people, and Paterson hoped it would reach at least 2000 signatures.
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Those who had not signed needed to consider if they wanted to be bound up in the whole consenting process and spend half their time doing that or stand with us and put up a bit of a fight , Paterson said yesterday.
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