Local Government

29
Apr
29 April 2013

Auckland should restrict its artificial population growth and be given a chance to breathe before embarking on more expensive “patchwork” infrastructure projects, says New Zealand First.

12
Apr
12 April 2013

New Zealand First urges the Wairarapa community to speak out about the way their local councils are organised.

10
Apr
10 April 2013

The Government has shown utter contempt to submitters at a Select Committee in Auckland this week when many were given just a handful of minutes to address the committee.

28
Feb
28 February 2013

I take a call on behalf of New Zealand First on the Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Amendment Bill.

21
Feb
21 February 2013
Novotel Auckland Airport, Auckland

Asenati Lole-Taylor will be sitting in on The Local Government and Environment Select Committee who are meeting in Auckland to hear evidence on the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill and Manu

28
Nov
28 November 2012
Featherston Street, Wellington

Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand has invited Andrew Williams to attend a Stakeholder Function to celebrate this past year.

28
Nov
28 November 2012

New Zealand First says the Government is not only systematically dismantling Local Government – the important second tier of our democratic system – through controversial amendments to the Local Go

15
Nov
15 November 2012

New Zealand First has promised to bring democracy back to Canterbury as soon as possible in light of public outrage over the way the Government has reneged on a promise to hold Canterbury Regional

15
Nov
15 November 2012
Christchurch

The Local Government and Environment Committee will meet in Christchurch to hear evidence on the Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Amendment Bill.

12
Nov
12 November 2012

New Zealand First Local Government spokesperson Andrew Williams warns that flawed local government reforms to be debated in Parliament this week undermine the important second tier of our democrati