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New Zealand Labour Party minority view
Introduction The need to reform Auckland’s governance structures is obvious; the many problems that beleaguer the region are universally discussed and widely agreed. That in part was why the previous Labour Government established the Royal Commission on Auckland...
Auckland Regional Council media release: Rodney’s disaster
The government’s lack of vision and understanding of Auckland issues has failed the people of Rodney district, says Auckland regional councillor Christine Rose. The government has today indicated its intention to split the Rodney District at the Puhoi and Makarau...
High time to ramp up response
Blame it on that unabashed alarmist, Noah. For establishing the notion that humanity could be wilfully drowned and a fresh start would only be few months in an ark away. The sad fact is that not all the animals can be saved. Sure, the likes of the lions and…
Letter to Lockwood: Mahurangi must remain in region
Dr Hon Lockwood Smith Member of Parliament for Rodney and Speaker of the House Dear Dr Smith It is rumoured that the northern boundary of the region is to be moved southward, to the Waiwera River. As the long-serving member for Rodney, you are arguably best placed to...
Need to respond
Letter It would be bad news indeed for the Mahurangi and it’s action plan if Mahurangi became part of the cash-strapped Kaipara District. I think we need to respond to Mike Lee’s call and make submissions urgently. Editor’s note This being the second...
No room for global warming elephant in the harbour
Work is proceeding apace on the first-ever collaborative Mahurangi plan. The decision to embrace the production of a holistic plan did not come quickly or easy for the Auckland Regional Council. Having discovered, somewhat inadvertently, that the harbour was in dire...
Management plan review time for re-reading wedding bans
Weddings weren’t expected to be the subject of a Mahurangi Action Plan workshop. Nor did the Mahurangi Magazine expect to be posting wedding banns anytime soon. Nevertheless, the prospect of reversing the rule that effectively disallows the likes…
Mahurangi Action Plan draft working paper: Issues and scoping
Introduction – executive summary This report follows the meeting of the Mahurangi Action Plan planning workshop on 10 August 2009. It scopes the issues, provides an outline for the vision statement and discusses the information that may be needed for the technical...