Metlink operates around 3600 services a day. Metlink general manager Scott Gallacher said a proposal to the regional council meeting later this month would see the council and Waka Kotahi provide funding to bus operators to bridge the existing living wage gap “We want all our drivers to have pride in what they do and a part of that is rewarding and recognising people appropriately. “This move, quite rightly, focuses on bus drivers and the essential part they play in keeping our region moving every day. We are incredibly lucky to have some of the most amazing and committed people working across the Metlink network,” Gallacher said.
Upper Hutt barely increases water renewals investment, others quadruple budget
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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A sinkhole appeared on Jervois Quay in Wellington City earlier this month. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz
Some councils in the Wellington region are quadrupling their spend on water infrastructure renewals, but Upper Hutt City Council is increasing its budget by just 15 per cent.
Fronting the water woes crisis with a significant uplift in spending is a priority for most draft Long Term Plans (LTP) in Wellington. These are councils 10-year budgets.
A 2021/31 Long Term Planning Update, presented in a recent Wellington Water Committee meeting, has revealed just how much more councils are proposing to spend on renewal investments.
Press Release – Local Government NZ
Masterton district ratepayers should be pleased with the results of a second report into their council’s performance, says the chair of local government assessors CouncilMARK™, particularly in the critical areas of service delivery and asset management, and ratepayers are being encouraged to pick up the report to find out more about their council’s operations.
CouncilMARK™ is an independent assessment programme that assesses how councils are performing and is designed to support individual councils to improve the service and value they provide. Councils receive an overall performance rating from the Independent Assessment Board (IAB), from C to AAA, as well as commentary on their performance across four key areas.