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Opinion article in The Spinoff: Let’s Get Wellington Moving was a giant waste of time
Headline: Let’s Get Wellington Moving was a giant waste of time Authored by: Joel MacManus...
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Local Government Act Reforms: December 2024 Media Coverage
Summary On the 16th of December 2024, Minister for Local Government Simeon Brown announced a...
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OPINION: Luxon Nails Councils
By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Prime Minister Chris Luxon fronted the Local Government...
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Who is Taituarā (SOLGM)?
Summary Taituarā was called the New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM)...
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OPINION: The Illusion of Power: How Local Govt Bureaucrats Overawe Democratically-Elected Councillors
[Originally published 13 June 2024 on the Democracy Project ] By Chris Trotter (Political...
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Democracy Project Article: When unelected officials dominate the local democratic process
Summary Bryce Edwards (Political Analyst and Director of the Democracy Project) provides a...
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OPINION: The Orange Cone Infestation
By Margaret Evans (former Mayor and Hamilton Ratepayer) I’ve suggested to Hamilton City...
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Submissions close on 29 May 2024 for the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill
The New Zealand Parliament has given people just 5 days to send in submissions on these proposes...
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OPINION: Margaret Evans’ submission on the Hamilton City Long-Term Plan
By Margaret Evans (former Mayor and Hamilton Ratepayer) To the Mayor and Councillors:...
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Consultation for the Hamilton City Council Long-term Plan 2024-2034
[UPDATE (03 August 2024): Hamilton City Council’s Long-Term Plan was approved by Council vote on...
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OPINION: Comparing the coalition’s draft transport General Policy Statement (GPS) with Labour’s version
By John McDonald, 2024 Hamilton East Ward By-election Candidate The Ministry of Transport has put...
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Consultation finishes on 2 April 2024 for the draft GPS on land transport
Send your feedback to the Ministry of Transport before noon on the 2nd of April 2024 regarding the...
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CANDIDATE OPINION: Roger Stratford
Roger Stratford’s Invited Opinion Piece [All candidates for the 2024 By-elections were...
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Newsroom article: Three Waters repeal forces councils to hike rates by a third
Headline: Three Waters repeal forces councils to hike rates by a third Authored by: Jonathan Milne...
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