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South Waikato deputy mayor Bill Machen has stepped down from the role. He announced that decision at this month’s full council meeting but said he would...
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The number of councils with Māori wards is growing across the Waikato region as Hauraki District Council has joined eight other local authorities in...
Smit confirmed all applicants had been informed bar one which had missed out on funding. In spite of his recommendation not to move the discussion into public, the majority of councillors voted to do so in the name of transparency. The decision was split between councillors Marin Glucina, Hamish Daine, Sandra Wallace, and Peter Schulte who were in favour and councillors Thomas Lee, Hans Nelis, Alex Jansen, and deputy mayor Bill Machen who were against. The casting vote fell on committee chair councillor Arama Ngāpō who voted in favour of the shift. And it didn’t take long for things...
Luke Kirkeby12:29, Jun 01 2021 LUKE KIRKEBY/Stuff Residential South Waikato rates are now set to increase by an average of 7.6 per cent. South Waikato urban ratepayers can breathe a slight sigh of relief while farmers will have to tighten their belts. A second day of South Waikato District Council Long Term Plan 2021-31 deliberations has seen the council manage to reduce residential rates from increasing on average by 8 per cent following day one of deliberations to 7.6 in year one of the plan. During public consultation the council anticipated rates would rise by an average of 7.7 per cent....