Category: Incoming Legislation

OPINION: Is Removing Water Services from Rates an Existential Threat to Councils?

Mar 31, 2025 | Auckland City, Core Services, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Flood Risk, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Three Waters, Water Meters, Wellington City

Local Government Act Reforms: December 2024 Media Coverage

Dec 21, 2024 | Cities, Cities and Regions, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Rates Increases, Regions, Three Waters, Transport and Roading

AA on Road Pricing: Member Views and the Association’s Position

Nov 2, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

OPINION: Hamilton City Council Borrowing to Increase

Sep 16, 2024 | Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, LGFA, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Rates Increases, Three Waters

OPINION: Hamilton City Council’s Credit Downgrade Not a Surprise

Sep 15, 2024 | Article, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, News, Opinion, Three Waters

OPINION: The Slippery Slope is a Strategy, not a Fallacy

Sep 3, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Internet of Things, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Professional Managerial Class, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Taking Action, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

OPINION: Luxon Nails Councils

Aug 27, 2024 | Auckland City, Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Incoming Legislation

OPINION: Hamilton City Council’s Credit Downgrade Not a Surprise

Sep 15, 2024 | Article, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, News, Opinion, Three Waters

By Rob Pascoe (Chartered Accountant, Former Hamilton City Councillor, and Hamilton Ratepayer) Some...

Incoming Legislation

OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing

The authorities are planning to take you on “a journey” into a society with more surveillance and...

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Articles covering PM Luxon’s speech to LGNZ (August 2024)

Sep 2, 2024 | Article, Cities, Code of Conduct complaints, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Regions, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave a speech at the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ)...

OPINION “Local Water Done Well” and the Hamilton Ratepayer

Aug 31, 2024 | Council Debt, Council Funding, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Health and Safety, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Rates Increases, Three Waters, Water Meters

By Geoff Kreegher (Hamilton Ratepayer) “Local Water Done Well” is the Coalition Government’s plan...

RNZ articles on congestion charging and time-of-use charging (July-August 2024)

Aug 18, 2024 | Auckland City, Consultation, Council Funding, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, Mode Shift, New Zealand Issues, News, Rates Increases, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Transport and Roading, Wellington City

Summary Radio New Zealand (RNZ) covers the push to legalise congestion charges and time-of-use...

Submissions close on 29 May 2024 for the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill

May 27, 2024 | Consultation, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News

The New Zealand Parliament has given people just 5 days to send in submissions on these proposes...

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Category: Incoming Legislation

OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing

OPINION: Commentary on the Time of Use Charging Amendment Bill

OPINION: Serious Mismanagement and Lack of Accountability with Water Services

OPINION: Is Removing Water Services from Rates an Existential Threat to Councils?

Local Government Act Reforms: December 2024 Media Coverage

AA on Road Pricing: Member Views and the Association’s Position

OPINION: Hamilton City Council Borrowing to Increase

OPINION: Hamilton City Council’s Credit Downgrade Not a Surprise

OPINION: The Slippery Slope is a Strategy, not a Fallacy

OPINION: Luxon Nails Councils

Incoming Legislation

OPINION: Hamilton City Council’s Credit Downgrade Not a Surprise

OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing

OPINION: Hamilton City Council Borrowing to Increase

Newsroom article: Three Waters repeal forces councils to hike rates by a third

AA on Road Pricing: Member Views and the Association’s Position

Consultation finishes on 2 April 2024 for the draft GPS on land transport

Local Government Act Reforms: December 2024 Media Coverage

OPINION: Comparing the coalition’s draft transport General Policy Statement (GPS) with Labour’s version

Incoming Legislation

OPINION: Six Major Reasons to Oppose Road Pricing

Consultation Closes 27 April 2025: “Land Transport Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill”

Consultations April 2025: “Local Water Done Well” Water Service Reforms

OPINION: Commentary on the Time of Use Charging Amendment Bill

OPINION: Serious Mismanagement and Lack of Accountability with Water Services

OPINION: Is Removing Water Services from Rates an Existential Threat to Councils?

Meeting Notice: 27 March 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Meeting Notice: 27 February 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Additional Posts

Articles covering PM Luxon’s speech to LGNZ (August 2024)

OPINION “Local Water Done Well” and the Hamilton Ratepayer

RNZ articles on congestion charging and time-of-use charging (July-August 2024)

Submissions close on 29 May 2024 for the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill

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