Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 13, 2019 14:55:54 GMT 12
Season’s greetings to you!
Thank goodness Christmas and summer holidays are just around the corner - however, we haven't taken our foot off the pedal just yet. Here’s another newsletter updating some of the issues of concern, with suggestions of actions you can take to help. This includes a reminder of the fast approaching deadline to have your say on LGNZ’s ‘Reinvigorating Democracy: The case for localising power and decision making to councils and communities,’ which is due by Sunday 15th December.
Yahoo! We end the year with some very welcome news - the entrenchment of Maori seats failed at the second reading, and the Government has signalled it will not change the law to prevent Maori wards being subject to referenda. Thank you so much to all who made submissions, both written and oral, and otherwise contacted MPs.
However, this pleasing news is tempered somewhat by the discovery that the Auckland Council Kaitiaki Forum has an agenda to become part of a tripartite shared governance arrangement between themselves, central and local government. Please see more on this below. I recommend you read the letter the Forum sent to the Productivity Commission for a full understanding of their expectations.
Many thanks for all your support over what has been another very busy year. There has been a plethora of discussion documents and proposed changes to legislation inviting feedback this year – often more than one a month! There's always a lot to read, digest and clarify, and finding time to do so can be a real challenge. So, we are very grateful for all who take the time to do so.
Included in the December 2019 newsletter www.democracyaction.org.nz/december_2019 you will find a list of interesting reading. These cover a variety of topics relating to the issues we cover. I do hope you will find the time to read them over the holiday break.
You are welcome to share the information in this newsletter with your friends, family and other contacts. Also, please direct to our website anyone who may be interested in the issues we cover and would like to be added to our mailing list. See: www.democracyaction.org.nz/about
We look forward to seeing or hearing from you in 2020. Our first meeting of the year will be held on Monday 10th February.
Have a happy, safe and enjoyable Christmas.
Read the full newsletter here > www.democracyaction.org.nz/december_2019
Thank goodness Christmas and summer holidays are just around the corner - however, we haven't taken our foot off the pedal just yet. Here’s another newsletter updating some of the issues of concern, with suggestions of actions you can take to help. This includes a reminder of the fast approaching deadline to have your say on LGNZ’s ‘Reinvigorating Democracy: The case for localising power and decision making to councils and communities,’ which is due by Sunday 15th December.
Yahoo! We end the year with some very welcome news - the entrenchment of Maori seats failed at the second reading, and the Government has signalled it will not change the law to prevent Maori wards being subject to referenda. Thank you so much to all who made submissions, both written and oral, and otherwise contacted MPs.
However, this pleasing news is tempered somewhat by the discovery that the Auckland Council Kaitiaki Forum has an agenda to become part of a tripartite shared governance arrangement between themselves, central and local government. Please see more on this below. I recommend you read the letter the Forum sent to the Productivity Commission for a full understanding of their expectations.
Many thanks for all your support over what has been another very busy year. There has been a plethora of discussion documents and proposed changes to legislation inviting feedback this year – often more than one a month! There's always a lot to read, digest and clarify, and finding time to do so can be a real challenge. So, we are very grateful for all who take the time to do so.
Included in the December 2019 newsletter www.democracyaction.org.nz/december_2019 you will find a list of interesting reading. These cover a variety of topics relating to the issues we cover. I do hope you will find the time to read them over the holiday break.
You are welcome to share the information in this newsletter with your friends, family and other contacts. Also, please direct to our website anyone who may be interested in the issues we cover and would like to be added to our mailing list. See: www.democracyaction.org.nz/about
We look forward to seeing or hearing from you in 2020. Our first meeting of the year will be held on Monday 10th February.
Have a happy, safe and enjoyable Christmas.
Read the full newsletter here > www.democracyaction.org.nz/december_2019
