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Rotorua mayor, councillors label Rawiri Waititi comments on sewerage fault misinformation 6 May, 2021 03:29 AM 5 minutes to read Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi. Photo / Mark Mitchell Rotorua s mayor and two councillors have accused Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi of misinformation , with one councillor labelling his comments over a sewerage fault a political stunt . However, Waititi says their comments are a classic deflection technique on the council s part . Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick raised the issue of Waititi s comments in a Rotorua Lakes Council Operations and Monitoring Committee meeting on Thursday morning. In an April 11 Māori Party press release titled Rotorua Council needs to clean its s t up , Waititi said he d attended a community hui in Ngāpuna where locals had spoken of physical and psychological suffering due to a sewerage fault which occurred on March 29. ....
Councillor questions poll results Auckland Councillor John Watson disagrees with Mayor Phil Goff’s view that the recent Council-commissioned Colmar Brunton poll shows public endorsement for its 10-year budget proposals. The Mayor’s views are stated in Viewpoint. Cr Watson says the poll, which cost ratepayers $110,000, was flawed in that it mentioned only the average five percent increase in general rates, but not a raft of other charges including the proposed Watercare rates increase of seven percent for two years (9.5 percent for six years after that). The proposed sale of $210m of public assets was also not included. Cr Watson says breaking down the poll figures also reveals that most residents of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area did not support the budget, although it was close – 47 percent opposed, and 44 percent in support. Region-wide it was 37 percent opposed and 46 percent in support. ....
Two vehicles, councillor’s office gutted in KwaNobuhle protests By Riaan Marais - 05 May 2021 WRECKAGE: Two cars and a ward councillor s office were set alight during service delivery protests in KwaNobuhle on Wednesday Image: EUGENE COETZEE At least two vehicle, including a municipal bakkie, were destroyed during protest action in KwaNobuhle on Wednesday morning. It has also been confirmed that a ward councillor’s office was set alight. The councillor was not there at the time. Service delivery protests started shortly after 6am, prompting a heavy police presence in KwaNobuhle and the adjacent R334, between Kariega and Rocklands. In Ward 45, the office of ANC councillor Siphiwo Plaatjies was gutted and residents emptied bags of refuse into Bantam Road, next to the office, in an effort to obstruct traffic. ....
Rotorua councillor Reynold Macpherson facing three new code of conduct complaints 30 Apr, 2021 06:41 AM 8 minutes to read Rotorua Lakes councillor Reynold Macpherson. Photo / Andrew Warner Controversial Rotorua councillor Reynold Macpherson is facing three new code of conduct complaints, including one from the council chief executive. The new complaints relate to three of his social media posts on the Rotorua Residents and Ratepayers Facebook page. The first was about a wastewater leak near Ngongotahā on March 2 - the same post mayor Steve Chadwick demanded Macpherson apologise for at a March 4 council committee meeting. Advertisement Rotorua Lakes Council chief executive Geoff Williams wrote to mayor Steve Chadwick on March 5 saying the post contained serious accusations . ....