Council debt covenants change proposed
LGFA debt change proposal to be decided on next month A proposal by the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) to lift the quantum of its...
Author : Alan Titchall
Health PPE under scrutiny
Frontline health PPE under scrutiny As more hospital and rest home staff are infected during L3, the warnings of pharmaceutical scientist Sir Ray Avery become...
RMA Act to be circumnavigated
Clearing the way for the project push Environment Minister David Parker says a new act, due to be passed in June, will put the decisions...
Council salaries and wages
Remuneration Authority should set fair pay levels LGNZ says the Remuneration Authority should be left to set fair pay levels for local government elected members,...
Quiet Times at The Zoo
Caption: NPDC Brookland’s Zoo Keeper Jenny Bucksmith with Areta the kune pig. Meantime, down at the zoo … The New Plymouth District Council’s Brooklands Zoo...
Auckland consults ratepayers over rate rise
Auckland takes rates dilemma to its ratepayers While councils around the country wrestle with the dilemma over rate rises the Auckland Council’s Emergency Committee, after...
LG pay cuts start
Queen city mayor steps up with pay cut Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has taken a voluntary 20 percent cut to his mayoral salary for the...
Urban Growth Partnerships
Plea for urgent central-local Urban Growth Partnerships “Hard-hit councils, who oversee half this country’s public infrastructure, require financial support from central government that is...
Councils chase project funding
Councils chase Govt for more funding for priority infrastructure projects Auckland Council submitted a list of 73 priority projects to the Infrastructure Industry Reference Group, the...
Three waters sector support
Three waters collaborative support The local government and three water sectors banded together during the lockdown to open a helpline for all council drinking and waste...