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The Council is reviewing the District Plan and invites you to have your say on what needs to be reviewed.

January 1, 2010 admin 0

The Council is reviewing the District Plan and invites you to have your say on what needs to be reviewed. Be involved and help shape […]

The Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill – is it privatisation by stealth? Despite more than fifty clauses in the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill which reduce the time councils spend consulting with people, it’s interesting that one proposal, to allow councils to extend contracts with the private sector for water services from 15 to 35 years, has caught the public’s eye.

January 1, 2010 admin 0

The Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill – is it privatisation by stealth? Despite more than fifty clauses in the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment […]

Yesterday’s announcement that the Government will repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 was a significant win for the thousands of people who joined the hikoi to parliament in 2004 to protest at legislation that many described as a modern day confiscation.

January 1, 2010 admin 0

Yesterday’s announcement that the Government will repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 was a significant win for the thousands of people who joined the […]

I was delighted to recently release the Whanau Ora Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives at an event at Te Puni Kokiri in Wellington.

January 1, 2010 admin 0

I was delighted to recently release the Whanau Ora Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives at an event at Te Puni Kokiri in Wellington. […]

I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover how much stronger the Earth’s gravitational pull has become since 1990.

January 1, 2010 admin 0

I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover […]

The Council is reviewing the District Plan and invites you to have your say on what needs to be reviewed.

Yesterday’s announcement that the Government will repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 was a significant win for the thousands of people who joined the hikoi to parliament in 2004 to protest at legislation that many described as a modern day confiscation.

I was delighted to recently release the Whanau Ora Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives at an event at Te Puni Kokiri in Wellington.

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Respected community leader Betty van Gaalen casts an eye over likely issues in the upcoming elections.

I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover how much stronger the Earth’s gravitational pull has become since 1990.