Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 8, 2022 2:32:02 GMT 12
THE TIMARU REPORT: LOCAL BODY GOVERNANCE FACES MAJOR SHAKE UP
The Timaru District, as well as the neighbouring Waimate and Mackenzie districts, is facing the biggest shake up in local body governance since the 1980s, and prior to that probably the 19th century.
In June, Mahuta initiated a Future for Local Government Review to identify how she thought New Zealand’s system of local democracy and governance should evolve over the next 30 years
“These reforms, if implemented as planned, will have significant implications for all local authorities, and could threaten the financial sustainability of some.”
Timaru will not have a Māori ward, but the Government wants all councils to lift their game in regard to Māori culture, which has been put at the forefront of their policy over all areas......
www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/127004402/the-timaru-report-local-body-governance-faces-major-shake-up
The Timaru District, as well as the neighbouring Waimate and Mackenzie districts, is facing the biggest shake up in local body governance since the 1980s, and prior to that probably the 19th century.
In June, Mahuta initiated a Future for Local Government Review to identify how she thought New Zealand’s system of local democracy and governance should evolve over the next 30 years
“These reforms, if implemented as planned, will have significant implications for all local authorities, and could threaten the financial sustainability of some.”
Timaru will not have a Māori ward, but the Government wants all councils to lift their game in regard to Māori culture, which has been put at the forefront of their policy over all areas......
www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/127004402/the-timaru-report-local-body-governance-faces-major-shake-up