Mountain Scene
By PHILIP CHANDLER
A local planner warns Queenstown will lose its planning autonomy under the government’s proposals to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Instead of a council district plan, this area would operate under a regional plan run out of Dunedin or Invercargill one of 14 regional plans across New Zealand.
Experienced planner Blair Devlin, who’s with planning and landscape architecture consultancy Vivian + Espie but has also worked for the Queenstown and Dunedin councils
and for central government, says ‘‘when you think of health and transport, when they’re based out of Dunedin, Queenstown’s always the poor cousin’’.
Press Release – Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual General meeting.
A brief summary of each remit, and the voting results, can be found below:
1. Tree Protection
Proposed by Auckland Council and supported by Auckland Zone. This remit calls for the urgent repeal of current provisions in the Resource Management Act (RMA) that restrict tree protection, restoring councils’ rights to adopt and enforce locally appropriate policies to protect trees in their district
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 4:44 pm
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils
have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy
advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New
Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for
the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through
CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to
debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual
General meeting.
A brief summary of each remit, and
the voting results, can be found below:
1.
Tree Protection
Proposed by Auckland Council
and supported by Auckland Zone. This remit calls for the
urgent repeal of current provisions in the Resource
Press Release – Local Government NZ Local Government New Zealands (LGNZ) member councils have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZs policy advocacy. LGNZ is the peak body representing New Zealands 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for the sector and a pathway …
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual General meeting.
Press Release – Queenstown Lakes District Council Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and Central Otago District Council are supporting individuals and business managers to get the most out of remote working. A free programme, called Doing Work Differently, is available to business managers …
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and Central Otago District Council are supporting individuals and business managers to get the most out of remote working.
A free programme, called Doing Work Differently, is available to business managers wanting to use remote work to attract and retain skills and talent, as well as individuals who are seeking work within remote-based workplaces.