Mentions of Rotorua District Council in New Zealand Parliament debates
Rotorua District Council has been mentioned in 20 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Local Electoral (Māori Representation) Amendment Bill
First Reading 16 Jun 2010
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... Te Arawa lakes. The Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group is made up of two representatives from the Te Arawa Lakes Trust, the Rotorua District Council, and Environment Bay of Plenty. The sole purpose of that group is to promote the sustainable management of the Te Arawa ...
Transport
National Land Transport Programme—Priorities 8 Sep 2009
Hon STEVEN JOYCE ... the information based on the assessment to date in relation to that project, and also that the agency is meeting with Rotorua District Council staff in regard to a Rotorua transport strategy later this calendar year. There may quite possibly be progress on this ...
Gambling Amendment Bill (No 2)
Second Reading 12 May 2009
TODD McCLAY ... is also important to recognise that there needs to be a balance and that great harm can be caused from gaming. The Rotorua District Council has recently put out a report on the impacts of gaming in Rotorua, and I will quote from that for a moment if I may. ...
Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Bill
Second Reading 23 Sep 2008
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN ... is working through Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa with Ruamatā Marae, the relevant central government agencies, and the Rotorua District Council to ensure that these issues are addressed outside of the settlement process. I will be moving an amendment to the bill ...
Waste Minimisation Bill
In Committee 30 Jul 2008
Hon STEVE CHADWICK ... starting discussions with the Gisborne District Council, Whakatāne District Council, Ōpōtiki District Council, and Rotorua District Council. We have had a couple of big meetings about this to see how we can have a central plant for minimisation of waste. What ...
Police
Police Association—Policies 23 Jul 2008
Chester Borrows ... Association’s policy launch, that she was open to the trialling of antisocial behaviour orders, whereas when the Rotorua District Council proposed a local bill back in 2006 that would have done just that, Steve Chadwick said she was “not convinced it’s a ...
Hon ANNETTE KING ... and we said we were prepared to look at the project. However, a bill is being developed in conjunction with the Rotorua District Council and the local police, and it is still being developed. Not only has it been worked through with Steve Chadwick, but I ...
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Bill—Airspace Protection 24 Jun 2008
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN These are matters for civil aviation authorities, and obviously also involve Rotorua District Council as the potential promoter of changes at Rotorua airport. I would not regard this as being a historical claim issue at ...
Budget Debate 27 May 2008
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... wardens will be there again this year. Then there is the Māori wardens’ mahi as a part of their contract with the Rotorua District Council to monitor compliance with the sale of liquor laws on licensed premises and with the central city liquor ban. Just ...
Customs and Excise Amendment Bill (No 3)
First Reading 13 Dec 2007
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... Uenukukōpako. Ngāti Uenukukōpako has in fact lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, claiming that the Rotorua District Council has prejudiced the iwi by failing to offer it the same or similar redress that the council has extended to other people ...
Justice
Human Rights Commission—Definition of “Institutional Racism” 28 Jun 2007
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... racism” from the Human Rights Commission following the complaint from Ngāti Uenuke-kōpako regarding a decision of the Rotorua District Council; if so, what was that definition?
Te Ururoa Flavell Is the Minister aware that Ngāti Uenuke-kōpako is considering a request for a cultural audit of the Rotorua District Council in order to address institutional racism, and would he consider the Human Rights Commission to be an appropriate entity ...
Rotorua Library Trust Fund Variation Bill
Third Reading 8 Nov 2006
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... mention of the advice received from Jane Gilbert of the Rotorua Public Library, and Richard Price, a lawyer for the Rotorua District Council. Both the librarian and the lawyer spoke of the considerable benefits that would flow through to the whole community in ...
First Reading 28 Jun 2006
DIANNE YATES ... bill be considered by the Local Government and Environment Committee. The first reading today will be welcomed by the Rotorua District Council and the Rotorua Public Library. I have agreed to give this speech today on behalf of the MP for Rotorua, Steve Chadwick,...
Hon TONY RYALL ... also has a number of community meeting rooms that enable people to use the library in a similar way. The vision the Rotorua District Council has for its public library is similar: it is to expand it and make it an asset for the future. That is why the library ...
KEITH LOCKE ... there. I would like to take just a brief call to offer our support for the bill and to extend our best wishes to the Rotorua District Council on its efforts to improve the public library in Haupapa Street. The substance of this private bill is fairly ...
Historic Places Amendment Bill
Third Reading 27 Jun 2006
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... and historic heritage provisions for Māori. Seven years ago, in June 1999, the Te Arawa standing committee of Rotorua District Council was presented with a survey of 100 Te Arawa leaders, which expressed particular disquiet, in relation to tourism, that ...
Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill
Second Reading 16 May 2007
STEVE CHADWICK ... they joined forces and supported an event called Jambalaya. This focus group comprised the chamber of commerce, the Rotorua District Council, Ready to Retail, and myself. We undertook a survey of 125 respondents, 70 percent of which wanted to have the choice ...
First Reading 14 Jun 2006
STEVE CHADWICK ... mechanism to get it back on to the schedule of exemptions was no longer there. We had no other choice. This is the Rotorua District Council’s second attempt in 6 years at a bill. In 2001, as a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed electorate MP, I introduced the first ...
STEVE CHADWICK ... House for the Committee stage that will be even better than both our local bill—which, I must say, was drafted by the Rotorua District Council legal division after great consideration of the debate that had gone on at the Rotorua District Council—and Jacqui Dean’s...
Budget Debate 23 May 2006
STEVE CHADWICK ... Daily Post, and it was said by the chamber of commerce in Rotorua. I ask former Mayor Blumsky to listen to what the Rotorua District Council said. Mark Rawson of the economic development unit said: that $8.1 million for the Gateway programme in all schools is ...
Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Bill
Third Reading 14 Sep 2006
... to ask the question: “Who will fix it?”. Who will clean up the lakes? It would be appropriate for the Crown and the Rotorua District Council and Environment Bay of Plenty to do that. How much would it cost to remedy the situation? Many would say that it is ...
In Committee 12 Sep 2006
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... Firstly, there is to be group called the Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group, which is to be made up of Te Arawa, the Rotorua District Council, and Environment Bay of Plenty. Under the bill, the involvement of Te Arawa in this group is limited to only two ....
Hon TAU HENARE ... that, and I understand them, but who is responsible for cleaning up the lakes? Is it Environment Bay of Plenty, the Rotorua District Council, the Government, or a new entity—one made up of the Te Arawa Lakes Trust, Environment Bay of Plenty, and all the other ...
Hon MARK BURTON ... dealt with through the Rotorua lakes protection and restoration programme developed by Environment Bay of Plenty, Rotorua District Council, and indeed, Te Arawa Māori Trust Board. Under that programme, I say to members, action plans are in place to address ...
Hon MARK BURTON ... today; protocols between the Crown and Te Arawa; place name changes; and fisheries redress. The bill requires the Rotorua District Council and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to establish the Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group. It provides that the group is a ...
TE URUROA FLAVELL ... in a sense—not just the statement in the bill about Te Arawa having two members. As we mentioned earlier, the Rotorua District Council and Environment Bay of Plenty will be parties to the Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group, but one would have thought that the ...
Hon MARK BURTON ... out. The proposed amendments would fundamentally alter what is, effectively, the negotiated agreement between the Rotorua District Council, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, and the Te Arawa Lakes Trust. As I say, that is included in the schedule to the ...
DAVE HEREORA ... group will be made up of the Te Arawa post-settlement governance entity, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, and the Rotorua District Council, and that it will lead to the provision of leadership to organisations within the community, and the identification of ...
Second Reading 30 Aug 2006
Hon MITA RIRINUI ...rocess; about the package; about the compensation; about the ongoing relationships between Te Arawa Lakes Trust and the Rotorua District Council, between Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Environment Bay of Plenty, and, indeed, a lot of groups that use the lake area on a ...
First Reading 4 May 2006
Hon MARK BURTON ... protected, as are existing structures and commercial uses. The fee simple estate of Lake Ōkaro remains vested in the Rotorua District Council. The bill also establishes the Rotorua Lakes Strategy Group as a joint committee under the Local Government Act 2002. ...
... with the rest of the community. I understand the Te Arawa Lakes Trust will include Environment Bay of Plenty, the Rotorua District Council, the Ministry of Fisheries, and the Department of Conservation. The bill protects recreational activities such as ...
Dr PITA SHARPLES ... for that loss”. It is in the bill. Te Arawa Lakes Trust is a group formed from Environment Bay of Plenty and the Rotorua District Council, with just two places reserved for mana whenua Te Arawa? Where is the rangatiratanga in that? Mana, or control, over ...
STEVE CHADWICK ... in our own community at home about what this settlement was trying to achieve. I congratulate the leadership of the Rotorua District Council—and Mayor Kevin Winters is with us today. He is also supported by Trevor Maxwell and Mauriora Kingi. It is just ...