Mentions of Local Government New Zealand in New Zealand Parliament debates
Local Government New Zealand has been mentioned in 115 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Local Government Borrowing Bill, Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill (No 2) - Third Readings
Third Readings 14 Sep 2011
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... achieve this by facilitating the establishment and the operation of the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency. Local Government New Zealand has estimated that the funding authority will save local government in the order of $25 million each year. The operation ...
Local Government Borrowing Bill 2011
In Committee 8 Sep 2011
PHIL TWYFORD ... why it is logical to treat the funding agency as if it were a local authority. There are a number of reasons, and Local Government New Zealand summarised them quite nicely in its submission to the Local Government and Environment Committee. The agency’s function ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... the money, often trying to attract the necessary personnel is quite tough. There is certainly a greater enthusiasm in Local Government New Zealand and within councils to start talking about shared services. We need to think, as a Parliament and as future Governments, ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... support. Let me acknowledge the new Auckland Council and, indeed, Mayor Len Brown for their commitment to Local Government New Zealand and to local government throughout New Zealand. They understand that although their council is very large and, for so ...
Freedom Camping Bill
Third Reading 17 Aug 2011
Dr CAM CALDER ... local authorities the length of our country. I will close with a comment from Lawrence Yule, who is President of Local Government New Zealand, and who said: “Many communities are sick of having to bear the wasteful cost of cleaning up the mess left behind by ...
In Committee 16 Aug 2011
PHIL TWYFORD ... know, the ACT members are not whipped on these things. It does not matter that Rodney Hide has promised this bill to Local Government New Zealand. That member has the freedom to stand up and express her view, and I urge her to do that. I think it is a shame that ...
First Reading 9 Jun 2011
KEVIN HAGUE ... developed and had not yet been given the chance to work before this approach from the Government and, indeed, from Local Government New Zealand was imposed. Some critics will say that some local authorities have large, attractive areas and a small ratepayer base,...
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... because, surprisingly, it was a very tough policy issue to work on and to resolve. I also acknowledge the work of Local Government New Zealand in this regard. Freedom camping has obviously been increasing in recent years, particularly in popular tourist ...
Local Government Borrowing Bill
Second Reading 6 Sep 2011
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... This pooled approach will assist local authorities to borrow funds at lower interest rates than they can now achieve. Local Government New Zealand has estimated that the funding agency will save local government in the order of $25 million a year. The operation of ...
PHIL TWYFORD ... I think, first raised its head from the Capital Market Development Taskforce, and Phil Goff spoke out strongly at the Local Government New Zealand conference last year, calling for progress on the concept of a local government bond bank. I am pleased to say that I ...
CHRIS AUCHINVOLE ... why, if it was such a good idea now, we had not done it before. The answer to that question really was given by Local Government New Zealand, which is a very, very strong supporter of this particular bill. It said that in the past, without the pressures of the ...
First Reading 17 May 2011
Hon RODNEY HIDE ... me take just a minute to acknowledge the work of our president Lawrence Yule, Eugene Bowen, and the other members of Local Government New Zealand. The Government’s role in this proposal is to assist local government to achieve its objectives. In addition to ...
Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill 2010
In Committee 18 Nov 2010
Hon SHANE JONES ... fact is what has happened in this bill. We accept that red tape ought to be rooted out where it is found. But it was Local Government New Zealand, not the Local Government Forum, that told every member on the Local Government and Administration Committee that this ...
Third Reading 18 Nov 2010
SUE KEDGLEY ... they sell strategic assets. Best of all for the bill’s supporters is a little clause that was sneaked in after Local Government New Zealand and others had made their submissions. I am referring to a provision whereby councils can sell any water infrastructure ...
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill
First Reading 18 Aug 2010
CLARE CURRAN ... look at whether other Ministers and ministries should be consulted when appointing the council members. In addition, Local Government New Zealand should be consulted about appointments. Labour would like to see a clause in the legislation to review the council in ...
Third Readings 3 Aug 2010
Hon BILL ENGLISH ... intended to provide local authorities with regulatory tools to address problems of housing affordability. In fact, Local Government New Zealand and territorial authorities who made submissions on the bill suggested that rather than improving affordability it would ...
Biosecurity
Pest Management—Proposed National Plan of Action 1 Jul 2010
Hon DAVID CARTER It has been hugely positive. It has included Local Government New Zealand saying: “Landowners are the winners.”, the Greater Wellington Regional Council saying: “The active engagement of the ...
Policing (Involvement in Local Authority Elections) Amendment Bill
First Reading 23 Jun 2010
Dr CAM CALDER ... New Zealand Police Association and the New Zealand Police Managers Guild support the removal of restrictions, as does Local Government New Zealand. We have heard Opposition members talk at some length about how sad they were that this bill did not go through the ...
Infrastructure Bill
In Committee 20 Jul 2010
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE ... there was a kind of Mexican stand-off going on between the corridor managers and the utilities providers. I think the Local Government New Zealand submission was the most revealing about how difficult that had been. Local Government New Zealand did a couple of ...
Second Reading 24 Mar 2010
Hon STEVEN JOYCE ... without any indication of an alternative approach to addressing housing affordability was unsatisfactory. However, Local Government New Zealand and the six territorial authorities that made submissions on Part 4 have suggested that, rather than improving housing ...
Land Transport (Enforcement Powers) Amendment Bill
In Committee 20 Oct 2009
CAROL BEAUMONT ... there needed to be a change to the existing legislation. I bet that members would be really interested to know what Local Government New Zealand thought about the legislation. It said by-laws will be costly to establish and there is no requirement for councils to ...
Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill
In Committee 16 Sep 2009
... To try to set the scene for our other comments I will kick off by saying that on the eve of the Auckland-Northland Local Government New Zealand meeting at Manukau City on 28 August, councillor Richard Northey—a former member of Parliament, I believe, and the chair ...
Hon CHRIS CARTER ... that in the 3 years that I was Minister of Local Government one of the issues I was very concerned about then—and Local Government New Zealand said it was concerned about it—was the under-representation of Māori people in local government. There are very, very ...
Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill
In Committee 9 Sep 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... is saying with respect to these provisions. It is my view that the extra wording that has been developed with Local Government New Zealand—that is, in terms of effects that are or are “likely to be” more than minor—simply gives councils a little bit of room ...
Estimates Debate - In Committee
In Committee 25 Aug 2009
SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... up of people who are not elected by the people but appointed by the Minister and accountable only to the Minister. Local Government New Zealand is critical of Mr Hide’s suggestions about core services, and we ask Mr Hide how he defines core services. We ask ...
Estimates Debate - In Committee
In Committee 5 Aug 2009
JACQUI DEAN ... New Zealand of these proposals, but a number of people do. I will talk about just a couple of them. The President of Local Government New Zealand, Lawrence Yule, said the “plan is a welcome boost for local communities.” He said: “This is an exciting initiative ...
Prime Minister
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Council-controlled Organisations 17 Mar 2010
Hon Phil Goff What is the Prime Minister’s response to the chair of Local Government New Zealand, Mayor Lawrence Yule, when he said, firstly, that there is a groundswell of opposition across Auckland to his Government’s...
Hon Phil Goff ... House to table a letter dated 12 March 2010 to mayors right across New Zealand from Lawrence Yule, the President of Local Government New Zealand, setting out all of the fundamental criticisms that I outlined in the question, and that the Deputy Prime Minister did ...
Job Summit—Unemployment Levels 28 Jul 2009
Hon JOHN KEY I have seen a report from the Local Government New Zealand president stating that the project announced yesterday “will create local jobs and a platform for economic development.” ...
Hon Phil Goff The Prime Minister was looking forward to the Mt Albert by-election! Why did the Prime Minister tell Local Government New Zealand at its conference yesterday that it should be spending more money on cycleways, when in April he approved a paper from ...
Auckland—Local Government Reform Consultation 5 May 2009
Hon JOHN KEY The Leader of the Opposition should get his research unit to look at the speech I gave to Local Government New Zealand back in 2007. Secondly, it is my view that there is widespread support for a super-city at the top tier. There is some ...
Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Bill
In Committee 4 Sep 2008
Phil Heatley No, but Local Government New Zealand did.
Third Reading 4 Sep 2008
Hon MARYAN STREET ... four pieces of legislation. The select committee process has simplified the bill, and I have worked closely with Local Government New Zealand to ensure that the bill is more closely aligned with the processes that local government bodies are familiar with in the ...
Estimates Debate - In Committee
In Committee 5 Aug 2008
JOHN CARTER I take this opportunity to congratulate Lawrence Yule on obtaining the position of president of Local Government New Zealand, and also, of course, Kerry Prendergast on retaining her position as vice-chair. They are good people for local ...
JACQUI DEAN In her speech to the Local Government New Zealand conference last week, the Prime Minister proved that the Government has completely missed the point on local government ...
JACQUI DEAN ... are incredibly sound and 13 of which have been picked up by the Society of Local Government Information Managers and Local Government New Zealand? What does the Government intend to do with them? Well, from what I can see, it intends to do very little, because it ...
JACQUI DEAN I seek leave to table the speech made by Helen Clark to the Local Government New Zealand conference, in which she notes that the report of the rates inquiry concluded that local authority finances were ...
Building and Construction
Leaky Homes—Progress on Proposed Package 2 Jun 2010
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... is yet more good news. Yesterday I—[ Interruption] Members need to hear this. Yesterday I was formally advised by Local Government New Zealand that it was “delighted to confirm” that all eight councils of the most directly affected communities had agreed to ...
Leaky Homes—Government Initiatives 1 Jul 2008
Hon Dr Nick Smith Has the Minister seen the estimates from Local Government New Zealand that $800 million is to be spent on litigation over leaky homes, and the report by Otago University that states that ...
Building—Consent Process 9 Apr 2008
Hon SHANE JONES Yes. The President of Local Government New Zealand, Mr Basil Morrison, has dispatched people to work with the officials. They are very positive about the steps that we are ...
New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Bill
Third Reading 10 Apr 2008
Hon DARREN HUGHES ... naming over the continental shelf. The other new board member is from local government and will be nominated by Local Government New Zealand. This member is required because of the proposal to devolve responsibility for official suburb and locality naming to ...
Second Reading 8 Apr 2008
Hon DAVID PARKER ... undersea features on the continental shelf. The other new board member is from local government and is nominated by Local Government New Zealand. This is because the bill proposes to devolve responsibility for official suburb and locality naming to local ....
Urgent Debates - Hawke’s Bay District Health Board—Conflicts of Interest Report
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board—Conflicts of Interest Report 18 Mar 2008
SUE KEDGLEY ... in the report on conflicts of interest. I think that is the wonder: why do we not have any such rule? In relation to Local Government New Zealand, people are not able to stand for their local regional councils if they are perceived to have a conflict of interest—if, ...
Summary Offences (Tagging and Graffiti Vandalism) Amendment Bill
In Committee 17 Jun 2008
KATE WILKINSON ... and it is simply not acceptable. Graffiti has a huge cost for our society. We heard amongst the submissions from Local Government New Zealand, for example, that the annual public cost of graffiti alone is about $10 million. That is not the private cost; that is ...
Second Reading 20 May 2008
RON MARK ... very clear to the committee what the cost of cleaning up tagging was. The committee received a representation from Local Government New Zealand. We were surprised that the organisation did not appear to have at its fingertips a consolidated database of all the ...
RON MARK ... and anywhere that takes their fancy. That figure of $10 million is a conservative estimate, because, as I said, Local Government New Zealand could not give us a consolidated figure. The councils are spending in excess of $10 million of ratepayers’ money the ...
First Reading 21 Feb 2008
Hon PHIL GOFF ... to Ōtāhuhu to buy spray-cans. The obvious point made not only by the select committee but also, I think, by Local Government New Zealand, is that if we are to have a bill like that, then it is not a local bill but a national bill, and we would need to cover ...
Building Amendment Bill 2007
In Committee 11 Mar 2008
Hon Dr NICK SMITH The member Parekura Horomia says “Oh no!”; those figures are from Local Government New Zealand. This Government’s legislation resulted in the development levies going up from $8,000 a section to $26,000 a section. ...
In Committee 20 Nov 2007
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... the bill; it is actually the ratepayers. What we see in this bill is further increased costs for ratepayers. We heard Local Government New Zealand point out to the Social Services Committee how much the cost of accreditation will actually be for local councils. I ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH Sue Moroney asks what National has against local government. Has the member read the submission from Local Government New Zealand on this bill? The member opposite has obviously not read the submission from Local Government New Zealand, which ...
Land Transport Management Amendment Bill 2007
Third Reading 3 Jul 2008
PANSY WONG ... hard-working New Zealanders are already finding the cost of living and the cost of fuel beyond their reach. Even Local Government New Zealand is not very happy with this legislation. First of all, it strongly preferred a partnership approach rather than a top-down...
In Committee 1 Jul 2008
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... continue to favour itself. In the end I gave into that, because I thought there was some real merit to the case that Local Government New Zealand and others were running—that there was that conflict. What is really interesting now is that we are putting them back ...
In Committee 1 Jul 2008
PANSY WONG ... about them during a very important transaction. The other thing I would like once again to reinforce relates to Local Government New Zealand raising serious concerns about the lack of a partnership approach in the introduction of this bill. I was very pleased ...
First Reading 6 Nov 2007
Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... to a 3-year planning cycle is a sensible move. There is one organisation I will be watching with great interest—Local Government New Zealand. I will watch with great interest, because when I was a Minister it was on my case regularly about the conflict between ...
COLIN KING ... look at the whole structure of things, I think that it would probably be wrapped up best by the concerns expressed by Local Government New Zealand, which reported that “a concern about possible additional costs for regions and land transport committees as a result of ...
Appointments - Chairperson of Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Chairperson of Commonwealth Local Government Forum 24 Oct 2007
JOHN CARTER I move, That the House congratulate Basil Morrison, President of Local Government New Zealand, for his recent appointment as the new chairman of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum,
Public Transport Management Bill
Third Reading 11 Sep 2008
Hon HARRY DUYNHOVEN ... the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, the Auckland Regional Council, four Auckland territorial authorities, Local Government New Zealand, Auckland Sustainable Transport, and three public transport operators—one of which includes Veolia Transport Auckland—whic...
First Reading 16 Oct 2007
SUE MORONEY ...kend—to debate the Public Transport Management Bill, because it does have quite an impact for local authorities. It was Local Government New Zealand and the local authorities that asked for these changes to be made. They are critically aware, in a way that the National ...
Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill
In Committee 20 Feb 2008
Dr PITA SHARPLES ... authority decision-making processes. Principles are one thing; putting them into practice is quite another. In 2004 Local Government New Zealand and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet surveyed 86 councils to identify practices used by councils in ...
Second Reading 19 Sep 2007
LYNNE PILLAY ... I also want to acknowledge the advisers and staff from the councils, Parliament, the Ministry for the Environment, Local Government New Zealand, the Department of Conservation, legal advisers, and select committee staff. Their contribution has been invaluable. ...
Securities (Local Authority Exemption) Amendment Bill
Third Reading 3 Apr 2008
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... tape and bureaucracy, specifically because of the very application of those rules. We in the Māori Party agree with Local Government New Zealand that our local authorities are indeed subject to a rigorous schedule of planning and accountability regimes. There is an ...
Hon PAUL SWAIN Yes; we hear it a lot. Those meetings were co-chaired by the Prime Minister and the head of Local Government New Zealand—Basil Morrison; a fine fellow—and issues were brought forward. I recall a number of very important things coming ....
In Committee 1 Apr 2008
Hon PAUL SWAIN In my time the Chair of Local Government New Zealand, Basil Morrison, co-chaired the forum with the Prime Minister. It was at one of these functions that the issue of the ...
Hon PAUL SWAIN ... very different situation because they have significantly more reporting and accountability requirements. I felt that Local Government New Zealand and others made a reasonable point with their submissions, and we spent some considerable time on them. There was ...
Hon PAUL SWAIN ... its actually being taken up, and relatively quickly. That is something that presumably I probably should have asked Local Government New Zealand when it came to the select committee, but I hope there is an opportunity for the Minister to take a call. Then again, ...
Hon DARREN HUGHES ... that his own local council, the Auckland City Council, his own regional council, the Auckland Regional Council, Local Government New Zealand, the Society of Local Government Managers, the Property Council of New Zealand, and the New Zealand Exchange all ...
SUE MORONEY ... operate and serve their constituencies. It looks as though the Commerce Committee received very fine submissions from Local Government New Zealand and from some of the larger local authorities, and they urged the House to support this approach. The bill will reduce ...
DAVE HEREORA ... of the comments they raised. Submissions were received from the Auckland City Council, the Auckland Regional Council, Local Government New Zealand, the New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers, and the Property Council. These submitters raised about five main ...
Second Reading 19 Mar 2008
Hon LIANNE DALZIEL ... they enjoy low interest rates in debt markets.” Interestingly, the comment made by Sir Basil Morrison, president of Local Government New Zealand, that “… the ability to once again issue debt securities will save councils millions of dollars in interest costs.”, was ...
Hon PAUL SWAIN ... Crown, councillors should be not liable, and there was some discussion about that. I think that the submissions from Local Government New Zealand raised that matter. The select committee said no in the end. The roles and responsibilities of Ministers are different ...
First Reading 12 Sep 2007
Hon LIANNE DALZIEL ... securities to the public while expanding and diversifying the investment options available to retail investors. Local Government New Zealand welcomed the announcement of the Government’s intention to introduce this bill. Its president, Basil Morrison, said: “We ...
STEVE CHADWICK ... share opportunities, share some challenges directly at the table, and there will also be sharing of information.” The Local Government New Zealand sector raised this issue to Lianne Dalziel, as the Minister of Commerce. She took it seriously and took it on board, and ...
Commerce
Business—Quality Regulation Review 6 Sep 2007
Hon LIANNE DALZIEL ... The Department of Building and Housing, the Department of Internal Affairs, the Ministry for the Environment, and Local Government New Zealand are collaborating to sort out issues where the Resource Management Act and the Building Act coincide. The Department of ...
Health
Drinking Water Assistance Programme—Community Funding 27 Aug 2009
Brendon Burns Has the Minister consulted Local Government New Zealand, which supported his earlier 3-year moratorium on meeting minimum drinking-water standards because of the costs but ...
Drinking-water Standards—Delay in Implementation 2 Jul 2009
Hon TONY RYALL ... a flood of support from local authorities and communities from one end of the nation to the other. The President of Local Government New Zealand, Lawrence Yule, welcomed the decision, as did the Mayor of Hurunui District, who wholeheartedly welcomed it. The Mayor ...
Water—Drinking Water 22 Aug 2007
Hon PETE HODGSON Yes, I have. I have seen a copy of a speech by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Key, to the AGM of Local Government New Zealand, in which he said that the cost of providing healthy water to the community of Ōwaka in the Catlins would be $500,000. ...
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Remedies) Amendment Bill, Building (Consent Authorities) Amendment Bill - Third Readings
Third Readings 21 Aug 2007
Hon HARRY DUYNHOVEN ... package. Councils have a strong commitment to achieving accreditation by November or making alternative arrangements. Local Government New Zealand is also providing strong leadership to the sector on this issue. I am advised that, so far, 72 out of 73 territorial ...
Housing
Housing Affordability—Hobsonville Development 3 Apr 2008
Phil Heatley Are the Auckland councils, Local Government New Zealand, and the Christchurch, Wellington, and Nelson councils all saying her affordable housing bill will “push up rates” and ...
Housing—Auckland Region 9 Aug 2007
Sue Bradford Has the Minister read the submissions from Local Government New Zealand and the Wellington City Council to the housing affordability inquiry this morning, which state that there actually is ...
Phil Heatley ... Act is he promoting to the Minister of Building and Construction to improve housing supply, given that today’s Local Government New Zealand submission to the affordability inquiry states: “Requirements for councils under the Building Act add increased ...
Phil Heatley I seek leave to table the Local Government New Zealand submission criticising the Building Act—just like John Key suggests.
Standing Orders—Suspension 8 Aug 2007
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... for example, a neighbouring council, to perform. The Department of Building and Housing, in partnership with Local Government New Zealand, is providing guidance to councils and actively working through case advisers assigned to each council to support those ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... bill, and we might save him from another one of his botch-ups. The further point I have for the Minister is that Local Government New Zealand told me last November that councils would not be able to meet this deadline. The Minister has known this for months. ...
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... Act. The Government has had to continually defer the introduction of those provisions. New Zealand builders and Local Government New Zealand right across the board have had enough of this Minister and his Government botching up these building laws. I say to the ...
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Remedies) Amendment Bill
In Committee 8 Aug 2007
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... on the Opposition side, that is what it boils down to. That is what the country knows it boils down to, that is what Local Government New Zealand, which supported the legislation, knows it boils down to, and that is what every local authority, including John Carter’s...
In Committee 24 Jul 2007
KATRINA SHANKS ... to be compensated for the stress of having a leaky home. A submission to the Social Services Committee from Local Government New Zealand, dated June 2003, raised this very issue. It stated: “The explanation for the bill states that it will return the law to ...
Second Reading 19 Jul 2007
KATRINA SHANKS ... will they sell their homes? How will they afford to go into a retirement village if they choose to? On 1 June 2007 Local Government New Zealand raised the issue in a letter to the Social Services Committee. It said: “The explanation for the bill states that it ...
Transport
Land Transport—Funding 19 Jul 2007
Hon ANNETTE KING Yesterday I announced at the Local Government New Zealand Conference that regionally distributed funding, also known as R funding, will now be available for renewal projects such ...
H V Ross Robertson Can the Minister tell the House what the reaction was to this announcement at the Local Government New Zealand Conference?
Regulatory Responsibility Bill
First Reading 27 Jun 2007
DAVE HEREORA ... by the Department of Building and Housing, the Department of Internal Affairs, the Ministry for the Environment, and Local Government New Zealand to help resolve issues around the interface of the Resource Management Act and the Building Act, including possible ...
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Bill 2006
Second Reading 12 Dec 2006
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... changing the Minister, changing the department, and not providing real solutions. I will quote for the House from Local Government New Zealand, because in its submission it really does sum up the failure of this bill: “the Bill focuses on process and does not ...
Standards and Conformance Bill
In Committee 12 Sep 2006
CHRIS TREMAIN ... the National Council of Women—it is there to help set standards and be part of it—and other august bodies like Local Government New Zealand. So that standards organisation is there to set standards for New Zealand, and now we are seeing this amending ...
Official Information (Openness of District Health Boards New Zealand) Amendment Bill
First Reading 6 Sep 2006
Hon PETE HODGSON ... also be debate at the select committee about whether other like agencies should be similarly treated. For example, Local Government New Zealand, which, of course, is not subject to the Official Information Act, is comprised of local governments that are ...
MARYAN STREET ...: what does this mean for other incorporated societies? It was an issue that Pete Hodgson touched on, with reference to Local Government New Zealand. But there are further implications that the select committee should consider. For example, if this could be applied to ...
Local Government (Rating Cap) Amendment Bill 2006
First Reading 23 Aug 2006
MARTIN GALLAGHER ... report to the Central Government/Local Government Forum in October.” Quite frankly, I pay tribute to the work that Local Government New Zealand, mayors, councils, and chairs of regional councils are already doing in this country. This is about local democracy. We ...
Gisborne District Council (Alfred Cox Park) Validation Bill
Third Reading 26 Jul 2006
DARREN HUGHES ... A lot of us found it very frustrating and disappointing last week when the Leader of the Opposition went to the Local Government New Zealand conference and slagged off our local government mayors and councillors. Labour members of Parliament were besieged with ...
Health (Drinking Water) Amendment Bill
Third Reading 9 Oct 2007
Hon TONY RYALL ... that when the Government introduced the bill it estimated the costs would be between $50 million and $275 million. Local Government New Zealand’s estimates were up to $800 million. We know that at the 2006 water and wastewater conference the Ministry of Health ...
MARYAN STREET ... First, public consultation occurred during the late 1990s, and local government participated in this process. Second, Local Government New Zealand was consulted on the policy for the bill prior to Cabinet approval in 2000. Third, partly as a result of input from ...
JO GOODHEW ... of the Local Government Act 2002 and disenfranchises our people.” Members should remember at this stage that Local Government New Zealand remains philosophically opposed to this bill. National thinks that this is with good cause. Local Government New Zealand ...
BARBARA STEWART ... in New Zealand we have managed to avoid major outbreaks of water-borne disease. The Health Committee and Local Government New Zealand worked quite extensively on this legislation and made significant changes, to ensure it was as good as it possibly could ...
SUE KEDGLEY ... very substantial proposed amendments to it. I think we have probably consulted more with submitters, particularly Local Government New Zealand, on this legislation than on virtually any other legislation that has come before a select committee. I think the ...
SUE MORONEY ... Then, to cap it all off, the Opposition introduced its own figure of $800 million, which it claims comes from Local Government New Zealand. This figure has never been produced by Local Government New Zealand to the Minister, to the ministry, or even to the ...
Dr JACKIE BLUE ... The Health Committee heard of wide-ranging costs, from $50 million to up to $275 million—and, yes, we did hear from Local Government New Zealand that the cost could be as high as $800 million. There were wide variations, and when there are wide variations in cost, ...
LESLEY SOPER ... Committee that worked very hard on this bill over a lengthy period, as the chair has said, and consulted widely with Local Government New Zealand to address concerns. I am proud to stand to support the third reading. I am also a lifelong water drinker who has ...
LESLEY SOPER ... scaremonger on this bill have been wildly inflated, and the highest ones come from the National Opposition, not from Local Government New Zealand—most notably, the figures of cost to the Clutha District Council of $32.3 million. An examination by competent engineers ...
In Committee 18 Sep 2007
Hon TONY RYALL ... we ask that question is that there has been huge variability in the advice from officials from the ministry and from Local Government New Zealand about the likely costs associated here. The Health Committee heard at one stage that the cost of the bill could be ...
Hon TONY RYALL They kept going up and up, as Mrs Blue said. Then Local Government New Zealand said the cost was $800 million. So we would like to know what those costs were when the bill was introduced; what the ...
Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN ... and then some officials came back from a conference and said that it looked as if the cost would be $375 million. Local Government New Zealand came before the select committee and said the cost would be $800 million. When we tallied up the imposition on local ...
Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN ... level of costs. This Government reckons it is great at consulting people, but I tell members it is not consulting Local Government New Zealand. That is the other thing; apart from the issue of costs, Local Government New Zealand told the Health Committee it has ...
Hon PETE HODGSON ... perhaps, a summer rush of tourism. That is not fair. So this good Labour Government said: “We can help.” We went to Local Government New Zealand and said we could help meet the costs and would do so according to a formula. I think the money we said we would put in ...
Hon PETE HODGSON ... That member ought to be a little more particular about his estimates. So should his leader. His leader went to the Local Government New Zealand conference in Dunedin, and gave a quote for a water supply in the Catlins. The problem was that the quote was out by ...
JO GOODHEW ... believe their organisations and ratepayers will be faced with. I am well aware the Government has said it will give Local Government New Zealand $150 million to help out with meeting the costs of implementing this bill. However, the chairperson of Local Government ...
SUE MORONEY ... as the previous speaker alluded to—who did all the very detailed and very important work. The officials worked with Local Government New Zealand to ensure that all its concerns were heard in this process, and they worked to ensure that the select committee could ...
LESLEY SOPER ... an intense period of submissions and discussions that has led to improvements in this bill. Some local councils and Local Government New Zealand had concerns over planning processes, priorities, and costs, and sterling efforts were made on all sides to work through ...
Hon TONY RYALL ... pretty much the message we got from the local governments that came before the select committee, and certainly from Local Government New Zealand. The submission from the Mayor of Rangitīkei District, Mr Bob Buchanan, was a most useful submission. He actually said ...
Dr JACKIE BLUE ... In fact, the financial cost is so considerable that it will be detrimental to the functioning of local communities. Local Government New Zealand was vehement in its opposition to the bill, as I have said before. It was totally vehement. Local Government New Zealand ...
JO GOODHEW ... The timetable for drinking-water supplies to comply was of enormous concern, as has been mentioned by other members. Local Government New Zealand and individual councils all made the case that they needed to be able to fit in any necessary compliance with this bill ...
Hon TONY RYALL ... a significant variation. We had further advice from the officials that the costs could be up to $300 million; then Local Government New Zealand estimated the cost to be much closer to $800 million. If the cost is at the higher level of that range, that would have ...
JO GOODHEW ... His is an interesting attitude. It really comes down to this fact—and I will read to the Committee from the Local Government New Zealand submission, which states: “The local government sector is, on the whole, supportive of the outcomes that the bill is ...
Hon TONY RYALL ...$250 million. The select committee was subsequently advised that it would be more in the vicinity of $300 million, and Local Government New Zealand came forward and estimated $800 million. Since that time there have been some changes to the bill, which I think in many ...
JO GOODHEW ...nefield! What a huge amount of cost for us!”. We have managed to assuage some of those concerns, but, despite all this, Local Government New Zealand remains principally opposed to this bill. We should heed its concerns. We know that the chairperson, Basil Morrison, ...
Second Reading 13 Sep 2007
Hon LUAMANUVAO WINNIE LABAN ... processes and priorities under the Local Government Act. I acknowledge in particular the huge amount of work that Local Government New Zealand has put in to examining the bill and working with the select committee to come up with constructive suggestions for ...
Hon TONY RYALL ... to take a step back, one would find that the most interesting thing about this bill is the continual opposition of Local Government New Zealand to this legislation. This is a Government that apparently prides itself on listening to, and consulting with, Local ...
STEVE CHADWICK ... being of New Zealanders, and says the costs to local government are simply too high. Members opposite bleat on about Local Government New Zealand having said the costs are too high. For goodness’ sake! This Government has committed $154 million over 10 years to help ...
Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN ... tax Government that we have now suffered under for 9 years, and the people of New Zealand have had enough of it, and Local Government New Zealand has definitely had enough of it. As I said, we had mayor after mayor, and chief executive officer after chief executive ...
BARBARA STEWART ... to acknowledge the patience and the significant input from the select committee officials, and the input from the Local Government New Zealand representatives. We know that quite a number of improvements have been made to the bill as a result of their input. And, ...
SUE KEDGLEY ... the majority of local government was opposed to the bill, and it was worried about the effect of the costs on rates. Local Government New Zealand came to us with very alarming estimates of the cost that this legislation might result in for ratepayers, and it was ...
Dr PITA SHARPLES ... managed with local authorities. We notice that the select committee gave emphasis to its extensive consultation with Local Government New Zealand, and we in the Māori Party can only wonder whether there was extensive consultation with whānau, hapū, and iwi to ...
MOANA MACKEY ... address the compliance costs. There was a New Zealand Herald article in which Mr John Key gave a speech to the Local Government New Zealand conference in Dunedin. He cited the example of Ōwaka, which had to install new infrastructure for drinking water at a ...
Dr JACKIE BLUE ... Bill is massive. We have heard the Government figures. It gave wide-ranging figures—from $50 million to $275 million. Local Government New Zealand, which opposed the bill—and still opposes it—estimated that the cost would go right up to $800 million. That is a ...
JO GOODHEW ...tional’s point. When the National Party decided to oppose the bill, it did so knowing that after all of the work that Local Government New Zealand undertook during the select committee process it had retained principled opposition to this bill. Local Government New ...
First Reading 25 Jul 2006
Hon TONY RYALL ... Party members, actually gone through the bill and read the compliance statements in it? Did anyone else see that Local Government New Zealand at one stage had estimated that it would cost between $50 million and $200 million to comply with the bill? Did anyone ...
Hon TONY RYALL ... was no explanation of the costs. The Minister’s own statements, in the explanatory note, include an estimate from Local Government New Zealand that compliance will cost between $50 million and $200 million. That is a huge burden. Even though the Government ...
SUE KEDGLEY ... to comply with the minimum drinking-water standards. That does not seem to us to be too onerous, either. We note that Local Government New Zealand generally supports a minimum standard for drinking-water quality, but is concerned that suppliers in small and rural ...
Estimates Debate - In Committee
In Committee 20 Jul 2006
Hon MARK BURTON The current leader of the National Party went along to the Local Government New Zealand conference on Tuesday this week. He suggested that there was a crisis of confidence in local government. He is right, in ...
Hon MARK BURTON ... I was very pleased to sit and listen to the appalling contribution made by the Leader of the Opposition at the Local Government New Zealand conference. During Dr Brash’s contribution the difference between Labour and National became very, very clear. This ...
Hon MARK BURTON Does it ever! It saw Dr Brash’s performance on Tuesday at the Local Government New Zealand conference. There was one thing that Dr Brash got right in his speech to Local Government New Zealand when addressing ...
General Debate 19 Jul 2006
Hon PHIL GOFF ... in the House, and he has not led the country. Yesterday was just another disaster for Dr Brash. He addressed the Local Government New Zealand conference and—as his colleagues know, because at least half a dozen of them have received telephone calls about it from ...
Hon DAMIEN O'CONNOR This is a very important week for leadership. This week we had the Local Government New Zealand conference, with leaders from around this country meeting in Wellington. Back in Parliament we have Labour leadership, ...
Urgent Debates - Taito Phillip Field—Report of Dr Noel Ingram QC
Taito Phillip Field—Report of Dr Noel Ingram QC 18 Jul 2006
Gerry Brownlee I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. I can answer the question. Dr Don Brash is at the Local Government New Zealand conference, where he is a keynote speaker this afternoon.
Estimates Debate - In Committee
In Committee 18 Jul 2006
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... old feather duster wandering around over there in the Opposition. He waxed eloquent today on regional development at Local Government New Zealand. I am told he made a hash of it and is being counselled by his mates in the National Party. If ever there was a relic, ...
Third Readings 22 Jun 2006
MARK BLUMSKY ... know, is a passion of mine, having been 6 years as mayor of the best city in New Zealand—a fact—and being a member of Local Government New Zealand. It was surely, I can attest, a baptism of fire; it was one heck of a challenge and it was a fantastic learn. I was ...
Local Government
Local Government, Minister—Statements 21 Apr 2010
Phil Twyford ... controlled organisations will strongly support local government transparency and accountability in Auckland when Local Government New Zealand said yesterday that under his model, Aucklanders cannot be sure where accountability lies, making it difficult for ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE Easy. I disagree with Local Government New Zealand on this matter, and we have had some discussions. I have to say that their understanding of the issue is growing by the ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE No. It is not about who is right and who is wrong; it is actually about understanding the issue. I have to say that Local Government New Zealand has a much better appreciation of the role of council-controlled organisations. I also note that the issue is before the ...
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Council-controlled Organisations 16 Mar 2010
HONE HARAWIRA Kei te whakaae ia ki tā Local Government New Zealand i kōrero nei, ka raru te manapori o Aotearoa mēnā ka riro mā ngā council-controlled organisations e whakapau ngā piriona ...
Phil Twyford ... this is the change Aucklanders want, when his bill is opposed by Len Brown, John Banks, Andrew Williams, Mike Lee, Local Government New Zealand, Michael Barnett, the New Zealand Herald, The Aucklander, suburban newspapers, and a majority of the Aucklanders ...
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Consultation 19 Aug 2009
Hon RODNEY HIDE I certainly stand by my statements. That is one of the issues that we have under review and are discussing with Local Government New Zealand, councils, and other stakeholders now.
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Government Leadership 4 Aug 2009
Phil Twyford How does the Minister respond to reports that his “make the boat go faster” reforms met rough waters at the Local Government New Zealand conference last week, where many of the 600 delegates said they wanted him to “drop the anchor on Auckland’s Super City” ...
Hon RODNEY HIDE I respond very positively to the warm welcome that the Prime Minister, John Carter, and I got at the Local Government New Zealand conference. It contrasted sharply with the comments that I got about the visit by the Hon Phil Goff, and that is not ...
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Minister’s Support 29 Jul 2009
Phil Twyford ... parts of his bike trail; if so, how does he interpret the fact that the Minister’s biggest applause at yesterday’s Local Government New Zealand conference came after he stated: “I have faced electoral oblivion many times in my career. And one day it will happen.”?
Hon JOHN CARTER ... the Minister of Local Government’s address, and the address of the Associate Minister of Local Government to the Local Government New Zealand conference held over the last 3 days has been very, very positive indeed.
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Local Representation 18 Jun 2009
Phil Twyford Does the Minister agree with Local Government New Zealand president Lawrence Yule, and former chair of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Justice Peter Salmon, that the ...
Auckland, Local Government Reform—Purchase of Queen’s Wharf 17 Jun 2009
Hon George Hawkins How does he respond to the concerns of Local Government New Zealand that this is yet another example of the Government saying to councils, “Do as I say, not as I do.”; or is it the case ...
Rates Rebate Scheme—Uptake 26 Jul 2007
Hon MARK BURTON Yes. I have seen a report of a recent speech made by a politician to the Local Government New Zealand conference that described John Key’s proposals as, to quote the Otago Daily Times editorial, “irritatingly non-committal”....
Local Government—Council Sizes 18 Jul 2007
JOHN CARTER Does he agree with the president of Local Government New Zealand that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to local government issues in New Zealand?
Hon MARK BURTON ... Government Forum, which was jointly initiated and is co-chaired by Prime Minister Helen Clark and the president of Local Government New Zealand. This Government is committed to maintaining and building that strong working relationship.
John Carter ... water standards; and what advice has he given to the Minister of Health regarding the statement of the president of Local Government New Zealand that the proposed drinking-water legislation is unnecessary and unjust?
John Carter What is the Minister’s reaction to research by Local Government New Zealand that shows councils are increasingly concerned that they do not have the resources or the funding to undertake all the ...
Far North District Council—Flooding of Towns 18 Jul 2007
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] What immediate support can Local Government New Zealand provide to the whānau in Mōtatau, Kawakawa, Waikare, Matawāia, Kaeō, and Whangaroa whose homes remain waterlogged right ...
Hon MARK BURTON I clearly cannot speak for Local Government New Zealand, but certainly central government has already made a number of provisions. Cabinet will continue to take advice on a ...
Rates—Independent Inquiry 6 Sep 2006
Mark Blumsky ... the effect of Government-imposed compliance costs on rate increases, given comments made by the Vice-President of Local Government New Zealand, the Mayor of Wellington, Kerry Prendergast, that it has a huge impact and that those compliance costs have placed a ...
Rates Rebate Scheme—Response 5 Sep 2006
Hon MARK BURTON Yes, indeed I have. I have seen the comment of the president of Local Government New Zealand, made in April 2005, that Local Government New Zealand is thrilled with the change. I have also seen a report from a ...
Local and Central Government—Investigation of Cost of Legislation 27 Jul 2006
JOHN CARTER Will he support and cooperate with the Local Government New Zealand investigation into the extent of costs imposed on local councils by Government legislation?
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA The Government will continue to support and cooperate with Local Government New Zealand.
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA ... we enjoy with local government is at the forefront of trying to work with it not against it. In fact, at the Local Government New Zealand conference, the Prime Minister herself said that through the central government and local forum, we have found a way of ...
John Carter Does the Minister agree with Local Government New Zealand Vice-President, Kerry Prendergast, that Labour’s new legislation has placed a huge burden on local councils; if not, why ...
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA ... on the brink of a crisis of confidence in local government, with the comments of Basil Morrison, President of Local Government New Zealand, who said that there have been some significant wins for local government. For example, the Government has expanded and ...
Local and Central Government—Relationships 19 Jul 2006
Hon MARK BURTON I heard a speech made by the President of Local Government New Zealand, Mr Basil Morrison, at the Local Government New Zealand annual conference on Monday. In this speech he welcomed ...
Hon MARK BURTON ... do not. They demand First World standards, this Government is committed to them, and in my experience, most of Local Government New Zealand agrees with us.
Dog Control—Microchipping, Working Dogs, Publicity 22 Jun 2006
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA The Government is working closely with Local Government New Zealand and the local government sector to ensure that they are prepared to deal with the new changes from 1 July 2006. The ...
Waste Minimisation Bill
In Committee 27 Aug 2008
Dr RUSSEL NORMAN ... discussion amongst the Scrap Metal Recycling Association, the Government, the Minister’s office, and the officials of Local Government New Zealand and various other parties, we have now come up with a new Supplementary Order Paper 223 in my name, which I hope—which I ...
In Committee 30 Jul 2008
SU’A WILLIAM SIO ... our local governments to look at ways in which we can minimise the rubbish we are creating. An assessment was made by Local Government New Zealand that on a 50-50 share, the money could amount to about $50 million. That is not something to sneer about; it is a ...
Second Reading 18 Jun 2008
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... that have been taken by many councils. That is why National, in response to submissions from councils and from Local Government New Zealand, wanted a less regulated waste-control authority—one that would not be able to dictate to communities as to how they do ...
First Reading 14 Jun 2006
NANDOR TANCZOS ... I understand it will need some amending to align it with any sector agreements that are reached, and I know that Local Government New Zealand and waste industry people are working, negotiating, and talking in order to discuss how such a levy would best work. I ...
Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill
Second Reading 16 May 2007
STEVE CHADWICK ... the amendment to current legislation, and 3,136 signatures were received and presented in June 2006. At the Local Government New Zealand conference in July 2005—so it is some surprise that the Auckland City Council does not know about this bill—a remit was ...
Second Reading 2 May 2007
STEVE CHADWICK ... to the Rotorua economy and that one in six of our locals are employed in tourism. This bill has been endorsed by Local Government New Zealand, the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce, and the Retailers Association. The bill was drafted by the district council after ...
First Reading 14 Jun 2006
STEVE CHADWICK ...—established the Shop Trading Hours Working Group, with the New Zealand Retailers Association, the Consumers Institute, Local Government New Zealand, and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Those organisations recommended two options: to remove Easter Sunday ...
Easter Sunday Shop Trading Amendment Bill
First Reading 17 May 2006
STEVE CHADWICK ... Retail Rotorua, the chamber of commerce, and the district council. It was also resolved at every zone meeting of Local Government New Zealand, right through the country, that it too would support this bill. Good luck. I hope we get there. I never want to debate ...
Civil Defence
Civil Defence and Emergency Management Plan—Confidence 16 May 2006
Hon RICK BARKER ... years that will contribute to a more robust national plan with a formal review in 2 years’ time. That report was from Local Government New Zealand president, Basil Morrison.
Local Government Law Reform Bill
In Committee 20 Jun 2006
STEVE CHADWICK ... dog control in this bill—and we are hearing only about microchipping—is absolutely welcomed. Kerry Prendergast from Local Government New Zealand came to the select committee, and we were advised of the cost for some smaller areas in the country, and that there were ...
First Reading 5 Apr 2006
Hon MARK BURTON ... this bill have been raised through consultation with the local government sector and arise from submissions made by Local Government New Zealand, the Society of Local Government Managers, the Local Government Lawyers Group, and individual local authorities. I ...
Tariff (Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership) Amendment Bill
First Reading 1 Mar 2006
DIANNE YATES ... in the process. Individual businesses were written to, and meetings took place with the Council of Trade Unions, Local Government New Zealand, the Federation of Māori Authorities, at least 51 companies, the New Zealand universities, and non-governmental ...
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement 14 Feb 2006
JOHN CARTER ... because it does need it. My colleagues know that. Don Brash knows that. We are here to make sure that the people in Local Government New Zealand get their opportunity to have a party that actually cares and worries about local government and ratepayers.
Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Bill
In Committee 2 Apr 2008
MARK BLUMSKY ... and it affects property prices. It is a very destructive cancer. In 2004 Sir Barry Curtis wrote to the president of Local Government New Zealand and said that he had a remit to take something through the local government conference in 2003. That remit started this ...
Second Reading 27 Jun 2007
Hon GEORGE HAWKINS ... ago, going back to the 1980s. The council has advocated changes. In 2003, Sir Barry Curtis took the problem to the Local Government New Zealand conference and advocated that the local government body support the councils in getting something done about graffiti. ...
PITA PARAONE ... has a process in place that is being carried out in association with the police. The Mayor, Mr Wood, is calling on Local Government New Zealand and the Minister of Justice to support the police-led, region-wide graffiti eradication programme. We heard during the ...
First Reading 7 Dec 2005
Hon GEORGE HAWKINS ... at the central government level. In 2003 Sir Barry Curtis, the Mayor of Manukau, submitted a graffiti remit to the Local Government New Zealand conference, advocating it for adoption by local government in New Zealand. First, it promotes zero tolerance towards ...
Environment
Rugby World Cup—Protection of “Clean, Green” Brand 17 May 2011
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... in Queenstown, Coromandel, Kaikōura, Nelson, and Marlborough have been particularly strong in their support, but Local Government New Zealand has also endorsed the approach. There have also been very positive comments from the Tourism Industry Association of New ...
Air-quality Standards—Business and Local Government Concerns 17 Feb 2011
Hon Dr NICK SMITH The changes that the Government has made have been welcomed by Local Government New Zealand, by mayors, by councils, by industry—
Environment Canterbury—Stakeholder Response to Review 30 Mar 2010
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... been unanimous in their view that the Government needed to act and that commissioners needed to be appointed. The Local Government New Zealand president has said there is a need for swift, drastic action by central government. Ngāi Tahu said they recognise the ...
Resource Management Act—Reforms 18 Feb 2009
Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... the New Zealand Transport Agency, Te Puni Kōkiri, and Treasury was that they all supported substantive reform. Local Government New Zealand and numerous councils have also strongly advocated for change. There has been a similar chorus from private sector ...
Resource Management Act—Public Opinion 24 Aug 2006
Hon DAVID BENSON-POPE Easily and no. Those views are not reflected, for example, by more reputable groups in the community, such as Local Government New Zealand, KPMG, and Yale University, if I could cite those examples. Local Government New Zealand surveys have shown that ...
Waste Strategy—Confidence 20 Jul 2006
Hon Dr Nick Smith Can the Minister explain the purpose of providing every one of the 600 delegates to the Local Government New Zealand conference this week with a single yellow child’s gumboot, stamped with the Ministry for the Environment’s logo; is that ...
Hon DAVID BENSON-POPE ... was made by Don Brash, who was apparently describing Nick Smith’s new-found interest in economic instruments to the Local Government New Zealand conference. The other approach is Don Brash’s own view that the local government leaders are a frustrated middle ...
Hon DAVID BENSON-POPE The member has just illustrated the usefulness of focusing on this issue. I inform him that Local Government New Zealand gave those members who did not wish to use the penholder the opportunity to recycle those boots for the use of young ...
Hon Dr Nick Smith ... believe it was good value for money for taxpayers, through his ministry, to provide every mayor and councillor at the Local Government New Zealand conference with a 5-year-old’s yellow gumboot?
Resource Management Act—Operation 15 Nov 2005
Martin Gallagher What has been the attitude of Local Government New Zealand—the organisation that represents every democratically elected local authority in New Zealand—to the changes to the ...
Hon DAVID BENSON-POPE Local Government New Zealand has been strongly supportive of the Resource Management Act review process. Its national council member, David Walter, ...