Mentions of Local Government Commission in New Zealand Parliament debates
Local Government Commission has been mentioned in 24 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill 2010
Second Reading 17 Nov 2010
DAVID SHEARER ... not one person on this side of the House who would say that increasing rates is necessarily a good thing. But as the Local Government Commission pointed out to us in its submissions, overall, in relation to GDP, rates have not gone up. That is the evidence. This ...
Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill
In Committee 2 Jun 2010
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... area I come from, and my neighbouring electorate of Botany, for which Pansy Wong is the excellent member. When the Local Government Commission came out with names for the new wards, it named the new ward that applies to those two electorates Te Irirangi. I make ...
SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... happy about it. The same thing is now happening with the Te Irirangi ward. A process was established involving the Local Government Commission. The name Te Irirangi was consulted on, and the Local Government Commission then decided that we would maintain the ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... Auckland to do various things. I have looked at, for example, the amendments put forward by Mr Twyford. He wants the Local Government Commission to determine the powers of the local boards from 1 November, and then he says he wants the Auckland Council to have ...
PHIL TWYFORD ... amendment, which would insert a new clause 39. It would allow the full powers of local boards to be determined by the Local Government Commission. A majority of submissions to the second bill and to this bill asked that the powers of local boards be guaranteed and ...
DARIEN FENTON Talofa lava. I also support my colleague Phil Twyford’s amendment that would refer local body power allocation to the Local Government Commission to determine a set of minimum activities for the local boards. I will go through some parts of the Local Government (Auck...
DAVID CLENDON ... of the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, has the suggestion that we should override the determination of the Local Government Commission in relation to the ward name of Te Irirangi, and that it should be changed to Howick. It is an interesting concession ...
SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... they do not like what it is doing with the Auckland region. They do not like the fact that the decision made by the Local Government Commission has been streamrollered. They are appealing for a process to allow the wards of Botany, Howick, and Pakuranga the ...
DARIEN FENTON ... Law Reform) Bill to ensure north Rodney is left out of the super-city by referring the northern boundary to the Local Government Commission with specific instruction to exclude north Rodney. I do so in the interest of democracy, and I note with some irony ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE I think members will enjoy this. I have here an amendment in the name of Darien Fenton. The proposal is that the Local Government Commission reconsider the northern boundary by 1 August 2010 to exclude the northern part of Rodney from the Auckland Council ....
39AFull powers of local boards to be determined by Local Government Commission
(4)Notwithstanding anything in this section, or any other enactment, the Local Government Commission must, on or before 1 August 2010, determine the full powers of the local boards.
43ARequirement for Local Government Commission to reconsider northern boundary to exclude Northern Rodney
“(8)Notwithstanding anything in this section, or any other enactment, the Local Government Commission must, on or before 1 August 2010, set a new northern boundary for Auckland that—
“(9)In determining where the boundary should be set and how to define northern Rodney, the Local Government Commission must ensure that the area of Rodney district removed from Auckland by the operation of subclause (8)—
In Committee 1 Jun 2010
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... to be inserted by new clause 44A, will amend the Order in Council that gave effect to the determination made by the Local Government Commission under the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Act in respect of the wards and local boards for Auckland. ...
Second Reading 27 May 2010
JOHN BOSCAWEN ... of Local Government insisted that there be local democracy. He placed the issue of boundaries in the hands of the Local Government Commission. It was not up to the Minister of Local Government to determine those boundaries, but we have eventually ended up with ...
First Reading 15 Dec 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... high-level framework for the structure of the new Auckland Council; and the direction and provision of powers for the Local Government Commission to determine the boundaries and the wards of the Auckland Council, and the number and boundaries of the Auckland Council’...
PHIL TWYFORD ... ward and local board boundaries. A right-wing gerrymander is evident in the boundaries that have been proposed by the Local Government Commission. Is that the fault of the Local Government Commission? No, because its hands were tied by the second super-city bill, ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... is an outstanding mayor. Well, that says it all! In fact, he was trying to tell the House that the members of the Local Government Commission are right-wing lackeys. That will come as a surprise to Sue Piper, I am sure. But enough of that; there are things that ...
CAROL BEAUMONT ... this point. He would well know how angry and concerned residents are about those boundaries. I hope he will urge the Local Government Commission to listen to the local community, because this is a very, very serious problem. There are other things in this bill ...
Local Government
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Minister’s Statements 15 Dec 2009
Phil Twyford ... having a vote of equal value”; if so, how does he reconcile it with the fact that under the recommendations of the Local Government Commission one vote in South Auckland is worth only three-quarters of a vote in Rodney?
Hon RODNEY HIDE Yes, I do. As the member should be aware, the Local Government Commission is a body that is independent of the Minister and the Government. I hope that Mr Twyford put in a submission so that it ...
Phil Twyford ... including the Prime Minister, raised with him about the inequities of the proposal on the ward boundaries from the Local Government Commission, or are they happy with them?
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... Ministers have not raised any concerns with me, because they are aware of the proper process and the operation of the Local Government Commission. I myself understand Mr Twyford’s disappointment, because it has not come up with a local board small enough that he ...
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Northern Boundary of Super-city 26 Aug 2009
Phil Twyford ... Regional Council chairman, all of whom are opposed to Cabinet’s decision to override the select committee and the Local Government Commission and set the northern boundary itself?
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Purchase of Queen’s Wharf 17 Jun 2009
Hon JOHN CARTER ... of Auckland will have an opportunity to make submissions in regard to the present bill and the third bill, and to the Local Government Commission. Of course, the Minister of Local Government will continue to hold public meetings across Auckland, along with John ...
Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill
Third Reading 17 Sep 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... council, 20 members elected from wards, between 20 and 30 local boards, and direction and provision of powers for the Local Government Commission to determine the boundaries of Auckland, its wards, and its local boards. The Auckland Governance Legislation ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... that the Auckland Transition Agency will set out the functions of the local boards once they have the report from the Local Government Commission. The Auckland Transition Agency will then ensure that the funding is provided. That sets the foundations for those ...
In Committee 17 Sep 2009
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON I want to take a further call on the powers and functions of the Local Government Commission, because, as we go forward and this very important bill is expeditiously enacted by the wonderful National-ACT coalition,...
Hon RODNEY HIDE ...wira’s name cover various options for having Māori seats: having Māori seats voted out of the general wards, having the Local Government Commission decide on Māori seats, and, indeed, having mana whenua seats, with candidates signing statutory declarations that they ...
In Committee 16 Sep 2009
DARIEN FENTON ... is completely crazy. I feel sorry for the local member because he has to wear this. He is making noises about the Local Government Commission’s discussion on boundaries, but I do not think the people will be satisfied with that.
Hon JOHN CARTER ... to make some decisions as to how many local boards and wards there would be, and then we had to pass that over to the Local Government Commission. That is what we have done. The commission will now go through its process, and at the end of it the commission will ...
Dr CAM CALDER ... in Auckland, as my honourable friend pointed out, or it could be 50,000. Its structures will be determined by the Local Government Commission. Few folk in this Chamber or, I am sure, in Auckland or New Zealand have not heard of Sir John Logan Campbell, the ...
NIKKI KAYE ... that have been raised about communities being cut up, all I say is that there will be a process in terms of the Local Government Commission. It will be up to the commission to define what a community of interest is. But I ask Mr Hawkins about saving Papakura ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... Auckland Transition Agency, as it moves forward—once we know the local boards and we have heard the results from the Local Government Commission—will then allocate a budget to the local boards. That will be set from then on in. As the new unitary authority sets ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... Well, I say that there does not seem to me to be a hell of a lot of difference, in the sense that we will give the Local Government Commission the scope to go out there and ask the people of Auckland what structure they think best represents them. That is why we ...
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON ... a situation where the boundary lines are drawn through both Waiuku and Pukekohe. There is no doubt that under the Local Government Commission determination, they must be moved south.
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON Yes, it is, and I hope, Mr Twyford, that you will pressure the Local Government Commission to ensure that they are moved south.
Dr CAM CALDER ... the myriad of proposals that came to the royal commission and to the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee. The Local Government Commission will decide on between 20 and 30 local boards to reflect these different communities of interest. Whilst campaigning ...
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON I want to focus on an area where there has not been much focus at all and that is the Local Government Commission powers. Once this bill is enacted, the functions and powers of the Local Government Commission will become increasingly ...
DAVID SHEARER ... is how to determine those communities of interest. A lot of those communities of interest have been referred to the Local Government Commission for a decision on how that will happen. We would like to think that the Local Government Commission is able to hear ...
In Committee 16 Sep 2009
Dr JACKIE BLUE ... have to do for their communities. It encompasses what they are charged to do for their communities. Of course, the Local Government Commission will have the final say on the number of local boards, their boundaries, and also the number of members on each of ...
Second Reading 15 Sep 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... 20 councillors; the voting system to be used for the first elections in October 2010; the powers and functions of the Local Government Commission in establishing the number of local boards; the boundaries of the city and the region; and the integration of water and ...
In Committee 15 Sep 2009
Hon JOHN CARTER ... boards, who they are, how many there are, what they will be, and their names. It will take that information from the Local Government Commission and it will ask, in the case of, say, Devonport, for example, or Waiheke Island, which is definitely going to be a ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... Mr Chairman, for interrupting. You can interrupt me any time you wish. The fact is that in 2010 or before, once the Local Government Commission has made its decision about how many boards there are and where they are, it will look at those functions. I say to Sue ...
Hon TAU HENARE ... of Rodney: it is a nice place to live, and it should be part of the super-city. As for Franklin, I am sure that the Local Government Commission will decide, in its wisdom, how things should pan out when we are through with our business. But members should make ...
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON ... people, including myself, described this as absolutely the worst of all options. I know and have confidence that the Local Government Commission will push those boundaries south. I know that will happen, and I do not believe anyone in this Chamber would oppose ....
SUE BRADFORD ... exactly where the boundaries should be, although I have given a rough outline in the Supplementary Order Paper. The Local Government Commission is the expert on this, and I hope that other parties in the Chamber will see their way clear to supporting this very ...
First Reading 16 May 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... of 20 to 30 local boards, including their high-level functions; and the direction and provision of powers for the Local Government Commission to determine the boundaries of the wards of the Auckland Council and the local boards, and the number of local boards ...
Hon GEORGE HAWKINS ... is not really listening, at all. When it comes to deciding whether there will be 20 or 30 community boards, the Local Government Commission will be doing that.
CAROL BEAUMONT ... things: it sets up the framework for the Auckland Council, it sets up local boards, and it describes the role of the Local Government Commission. I will talk about each of those elements, because we have concerns about all of them. First of all, the context in ...
CAROL BEAUMONT ... very concerned about. Another provision, which again goes back to the issue of arrogance, concerns the powers of the Local Government Commission. Under this bill, the commission will have a number of very important responsibilities, but nowhere does the bill talk ...
Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill
Second Reading 14 May 2009
Hon JOHN CARTER ... process—bearing in mind that we have a second bill, the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, which involves the Local Government Commission, and a third bill—there will be a huge amount of understanding and support for the legislation as we progress. This ...
First Reading 13 May 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... number of local boards, and the boundaries of the Auckland Council wards and local boards, to be determined by the Local Government Commission. As I have said, the Government intends to put the new structures in place in time for the October 2010 local ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... a whole series of select committee hearings in Auckland on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. The Local Government Commission will be holding a whole series of discussions in Auckland. And the third bill will include a whole lot of details about ...
Second Reading 13 May 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... for the structure of the Auckland Council, and establishes local boards. This other bill also provides powers for the Local Government Commission to determine the region’s electoral boundaries. These bills focus on the transition period before the Auckland ...
Second Reading 13 May 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... for the structure of the Auckland Council, and establishes local boards. This other bill also provides powers for the Local Government Commission to determine the region’s electoral boundaries. These bills focus on the transition period before the Auckland ...
First Reading 13 May 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... number of local boards, and the boundaries of the Auckland Council wards and local boards, to be determined by the Local Government Commission. As I have said, the Government intends to put the new structures in place in time for the October 2010 local ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... a whole series of select committee hearings in Auckland on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. The Local Government Commission will be holding a whole series of discussions in Auckland. And the third bill will include a whole lot of details about ...
General Debate 13 May 2009
Hon JOHN CARTER ... there will be consultation on the second bill, a select committee will be set up, submissions will be called for, the Local Government Commission will be asking for submissions; there will be so much opportunity for input from the Auckland public. This Government ...
Business of Select Committees - Appointments
Appointments 13 May 2009
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... who make up the city of Auckland. It is our view that the select committee process may well give a steer to the Local Government Commission, which is ultimately responsible for striking those boundaries, in indicating where the communities of interest lie ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... we needed—and I think Miss Kedgley will appreciate this—the boundaries to be drawn up ahead of the 2010 election. The Local Government Commission needs the parameters within which it works. The way to do that would be, first, to do it all under urgency, which would ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... Local Government Act, which sets up referenda on reorganisation. But that relates to a specific proposal: when the Local Government Commission makes a proposal for a reorganisation. This issue is not about the Local Government Commission making a ...
Hon JOHN CARTER ... have an input on it. There is a third bill that people will again have a right to make submissions on alongside the Local Government Commission, which will be carrying out its work. People will be able to make submissions. The silly thing is that those ...
Urgent Debates - Royal Commission on Auckland Governance—Government Response
Royal Commission on Auckland Governance—Government Response 8 Apr 2009
Hon JOHN CARTER ... matter to local communities. Those things are important to the communities. They are now going to have their say. The Local Government Commission will consult with Auckland, as the Government said it would, and make sure that the views are heard on where the local ...
RAHUI KATENE ... commission respond to this advice? It recommended that all local councils be given Māori names determined by the Local Government Commission after consultation with mana whenua, with the new Māori names used by the commission being suggested starting points ...
Urgent Debates - Royal Commission on Auckland Governance—Government Response
Royal Commission on Auckland Governance—Government Response 8 Apr 2009
PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA ... groups. We have had consultation for the last 2 years. We have heard from over 3,500 submitters. We will have a Local Government Commission that will do some consultation. We will have a select committee process that will effect consultation—and Auckland MPs, ...