If Auckland pulls out of the Government s Three Waters reforms it could threaten the whole process, according to National Party local government spokesman Christopher Luxon.
National Party local government spokesman Christopher Luxon says the Three Waters reforms would be under serious threat if Auckland pulls out.
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The Government wants to create four publicly owned providers to take responsibility for all services relating to the country s three waters : drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. But Auckland isn t keen to become part of the proposed structure.
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says it will save ratepayers thousands of dollars a year and ensure the estimated $120 billion to $185 billion in investment that s needed in water services over the next 30 years goes ahead.
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The Far North District Council’s attempts to identify significant natural areas under a new government policy has sparked a protest outside its Kaitaia offices.
Rueben Taipari Porter says the policy could affect up to 140,000 hectares of Māori land in Tai Tokerau, restricting the ability of owners to manage or develop their whenua.
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Far North Mayor John Carter is also sounding the alarm, saying as much as 42 percent of the district contains potentially sensitive environments. https://www.fndc.govt.nz/Whats-new/Latest-news/Updating-you-on-SNAs
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Northland firefighter Jim Powdrill has been presented with his New Year s Honour by Governor-General Patsy Reddy at Government House in Wellington.
Northland firefighter Jim Powdrill has been presented with his New Year s Honour by Governor-General Patsy Reddy at Government House in Wellington.
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A Northland firefighter has been presented with his New Year s Honour by Governor-General Patsy Reddy at Government House in Wellington. Jim Powdrill, a member of the Kaikohe Fire Brigade since 1963, received a Queen s Service Medal for services to Fire and Emergency NZ. In his time with the brigade he has been a driver, pump operator and trainer, fitted smoke alarms in almost every house in Kaikohe and cleaned chimneys in response to a rise in chimney fires. He was made a life member of the brigade in 1988. He has also volunteered with St John, Kaikohe Pioneer V
Northland leaders: Review must keep the local in local government
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Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says an independent review of local government will focus on how the system needs to evolve over the next 30 years.
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says an independent review of local government will focus on how the system needs to evolve over the next 30 years.
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
The future of Northland councils is under the spotlight in a major review of how New Zealand s local government operates.
The review will reshape how Far North, Kaipara and Whangārei District councils along with Northland Regional Council function over the next 30 years, in so doing significantly affecting the lives of almost 200,000 Northlanders.
Lease agreement heralds new era for education in Rawene
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Te Puna o Kupenuku members Ipu Absolum (Waimā), Janine McVeagh (Rawene) and Jackie Davidson (Kohukohu) are helping bring Rawene s former NorthTec campus back to life. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Te Puna o Kupenuku members Ipu Absolum (Waimā), Janine McVeagh (Rawene) and Jackie Davidson (Kohukohu) are helping bring Rawene s former NorthTec campus back to life. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
Hokianga residents who fought a 20-year battle to retain community education in Rawene finally have a chance to bring the town s long-under-utilised campus back to life.