SEVERAL Green Party councillors want West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin to pause road building schemes following a government Uturn on the matter nationally. Leading these calls is Tong Councillor Matt Edwards. His ward has two of the largest schemes being funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) – Tong Valley Road and the widening of A650 at Tong Street. Earlier this month, Green Party councillors from Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees sent a letter to the mayor asking her to announce a review of the road building schemes being funded by WYCA. Last Wednesday, the government’s transport decarbonisation plan was published and contained a pledge to review Britain’s national £27bn road building strategy following legal action by Transport Action Network.
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Published July 17, 2021, 10:00 AM
Elders always remind us not to leave any food on our plates. While this has long been part of our culture, this belief may be linked to deeper importance, aside from money and waste-related factors.
Perhaps many would think wasting food should be prevented to get one’s money’s worth, but there’s more to it than that.
Food waste also translates to wasting resources (water, land, and oil, just to name a few), increasing carbon footprint, and wasting labor that is involved in the production, processing, distribution, and retailing of food. Plus, this threatens the country’s food security.
Press Release – Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual General meeting.
A brief summary of each remit, and the voting results, can be found below:
1. Tree Protection
Proposed by Auckland Council and supported by Auckland Zone. This remit calls for the urgent repeal of current provisions in the Resource Management Act (RMA) that restrict tree protection, restoring councils’ rights to adopt and enforce locally appropriate policies to protect trees in their district
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 4:44 pm
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils
have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy
advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New
Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for
the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through
CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to
debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual
General meeting.
A brief summary of each remit, and
the voting results, can be found below:
1.
Tree Protection
Proposed by Auckland Council
and supported by Auckland Zone. This remit calls for the
urgent repeal of current provisions in the Resource