1+ week, 6+ day ago   (402+ words) Palmerston North City Council has voted to seek community feedback on whether to create a council-owned property entity, to help combat rising costs. The Council owns approximately $300 million of property across 76 sites, including operational buildings, community facilities, commercial property, as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (430+ words) Tauranga City Council has accepted in full the findings and recommendations of an independent review conducted by Paul Davison KSO KC into the tragic Mauao landslide event of 22 January, which claimed six lives. In a statement, the Council confirmed it…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) LGNZ has responded to the Government’s 4% rate capping announcement, saying it will have real impacts on the essential infrastructure and service councils are able to deliver for communities. LGNZ President, Rehette Stoltz (pictured), described capping rates as “a blunt tool…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (285+ words) The Government has announced council rates increases will be capped at 4% as part of its focus on easing cost-of-living pressures and getting councils “back to basics”. Local Government Minister Simon Watts said councils will need to consider the initial rates…...