Northland leaders: Review must keep the local in local government
23 Apr, 2021 05:02 PM
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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.
Shifting sands see historic Mangawhai-built schooner returned to the town
5 Apr, 2021 09:54 PM
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The Daring recovery team in action at Muriwai
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University of Rhode Island associate professor Dr Bridget Buxton visits the globally significant Daring with Mangawhai Daring Trust s Larry Paul
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By Susan Botting
The historic wreck of a more than century-old Mangawhai-built schooner will soon return to the coastal town. Mangawhai has a long history and this ship is a part of that, Anna Curnow, Kaipara Deputy Mayor said of the return of the Daring.
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