Taking Nelson Transit regional
Nelson Star
By Megan Cole - Nelson Star Nelson city council took some of the final steps towards the West Kootenay/Boundary regional transit system at last week's council meeting. The city agreed to a BC Transit memorandum of understanding, which includes ...

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kapa haka performers battle it out
Stuff.co.nz
Nga Pakihi Whakatekateka o Waitaha Cultural Council Trust, supported by the Christchurch City Council and Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, would host the Te Matatini in Christchurch in 2015, he said. kapa haka.

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Nelson Maori ward result 'not surprising'
Voxy
Nelson City Council is the only council in the country to have a dedicated Maori representative role on its Executive. It also has a Maori forum, Kotahitangi Hui, which includes representatives from all six local Iwi groups and mata waka.
Nelson vote against Maori ward3News NZ

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Graduation a windfall for some
Stuff.co.nz
Massey University vice-chancellor Steve Maharey said graduation brought about 8000 people into Palmerston North. Palmerston North City Council economic adviser Peter Crawford said domestic visitors spent an average of about $100 each a day.

Abolishing the regional council?
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
There's no surprise that three of the Wellington City Council's four options for reforming local government in the region involve abolishing the Greater Wellington Regional Council. It's an idea which is being pushed from the top.
Super-city report has gaps: WildeThe Dominion Post

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Abolishing the regional council?
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
There's no surprise that three of the Wellington City Council's four options for reforming local government in the region involve abolishing the Greater Wellington Regional Council. It's an idea which is being pushed from the top.

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Dargaville and Districts News
AMP quitting Waikanae investment
Dargaville and Districts News
Two years later Kapiti Coast District Council approved an application to rezone the land for a 800 household development. The development plan proposed a mix of houses, apartments, retirement accommodation, lifestyle blocks, a village square with shops ...

The Dominion Post
The buildings that shape us
The Dominion Post
I was lucky enough to be shown around the Arlington complex by Marc de Gelder, development adviser at Wellington City Council, whose job it is to plan the first steps of refurbishment projects for the council's housing upgrade programme.

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Taggers outsourcing as councils get tough
The Nelson Mail
Lower Hutt taggers are "on- selling" the rights to their scrawls to younger offenders, for favours including cash and food. "They'll say 'here, you can buy this'. The younger ones look up to the older ones," Hutt City Council graffiti eradication ...
Taggers the taggersThe Dominion Post

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Taggers outsourcing as councils get tough
The Nelson Mail
The Stop Tags system, which logs details of reported tags, has been adopted by Wellington, Porirua and Hutt city councils. Each tag is photographed and entered into a database listing the date, where the tag was found and when. An interpretation of the ...
Taggers the taggersThe Dominion Post

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Pool lane charges increase
Otago Daily Times
Dunedin City Council staff had initially proposed, as part of the annual budget-setting process, introducing a charge of $5 per lane per hour at all times for professional swim coaches and swim clubs. After hearing submissions on the matter last week, ...

Otago Daily Times
Museum fit-out funds cut to $1.25m
Otago Daily Times
By Debbie Porteous on Sat, 19 May 2012 The Otago Settlers Museum was the main casualty of a "wash-up" at the end of the Dunedin City Council's budget-setting process yesterday, when an earlier decision to give it $2.16 million for fit-out costs was ...

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Otago Daily Times
Rates increase limited to 5%
Otago Daily Times
By Debbie Porteous on Sat, 19 May 2012 All of the scrimping, saving and budget-stretching done by the Dunedin City Council in the past week paid off yesterday, as it managed to keep the rates increase for the next financial year at 5%.

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Water plan takes stock
Otago Daily Times
Otago district councils and the Dunedin City Council are among those objecting to aspects of the plan change. Submissions are due to be heard in the spring. No-one will be surprised if the matter ends up in the Environment Court. What is at stake, ...

Editorial: Christchurch needs to honour its new spirit
New Zealand Herald
Very late in the day, the Christchurch City Council has called for a halt to the demolition of what remains of the Anglican cathedral. Its fate was the subject of debate within the diocese for some months, which would have been an opportunity for the ...

The Southland Times
Quake report 'too expensive'
The Southland Times
"He can give away millions but not pay the cents that count," Mr McMillan said, adding that he believed Mr Crimp would, like the Invercargill City Council, wait on the sidelines until the government forced action to be taken.

More users needed for free bike pod
Timaru Herald
New Plymouth District Council Let's Go travel planner Liz Beck said although a lot of people had expressed an interest in using the bike pod, so far only eight cyclists had registered to use the facility. "It is not as busy as we wanted but these ...

The Dominion Post
Hundreds farewell Hutt MP Trevor Young
The Dominion Post
He joined the Labour Party and at 22 as was asked three times to stand on its ticket for Lower Hutt City Council elections in 1947. Eventually someone took him aside to say he was unlikely to be elected but the experience would make him better known in ...

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Council under fire over Cathedral demoltion halt
TVNZ
Christchurch City Council has come under fire after councillors voted 10-4 in favour of calling an immediate halt to demolition work ordered by the Anglican Church. As widespread demolition continues to dramatically alter the central city landscape, ...
Cathedral rally seeks big flockThe Press
Editorial: Christchurch needs to honour its new spiritNew Zealand Herald
Councillors ask for cathedral demolition haltStuff.co.nz
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Council resiles from plan to tip quake asbestos
Radio New Zealand
Christchurch City Council has scrapped plans to dump 5000 tonnes of waste containing asbestos in the city's Burwood landfill because of concerned nearby residents. Council water and waste unit manager Mark Christison says the old water and sewer pipes ...
Asbestos plans not told to landfill's overseersStuff.co.nz
Probe into asbestos risk in homesThe Press
Asbestos not going to Burwood LandfillScoop.co.nz (press release)

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