Category: Incoming Legislation

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

Posted by Admin | Mar 23, 2024 | Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Consultation, Elections, Global Agendas, Incoming Legislation, International Organisation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Overview, Public Transport, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Vision Zero

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

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

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

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

Summary On the 16th of December 2024, Minister for Local Government Simeon Brown announced a...

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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...

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

By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Prime Minister Chris Luxon fronted the Local Government...

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...

Category: Incoming Legislation

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

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

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

Incoming Legislation

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

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

Incoming Legislation

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

Additional Posts

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

OPINION “Local Water Done Well” and the Hamilton Ratepayer

OPINION: Luxon Nails Councils

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

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