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Political party in New Zealand Communities & Residents Leader Christine Fletcher President David Hay Founded 1938 Preceded by Citizens' Committee Colours Blue Auckland Council 2 / 20 Auckland Local Board Members 26 / 149 Entrust trustees 5 / 5 Politics of New Zealand Political parties Elections c-r.nz Communities and Residents (C&R) is a right -leaning local body ticket in Auckland, New ...
In his first term as an Auckland Councillor, Watson worked to reduce Auckland Council's spending and restrict rates increases by restricting the business-class air travel of councillors to health grounds only [6] and voting against the controversial 10 year budget on 25 June 2015, which included a transport levy and 9.95% rates increase. [7]
In the financial year ending June 2007, Auckland City Council had operating revenue of NZ$552 million, of which 68% came from Council rates, which were NZ$859 per ratepayer on average. It expended NZ$343 million on capital projects, of which 45% went to 'transport' expenses, 19% to 'property and asset management' and 17% to 'open spaces, parks ...
In early November 2022, Brown ruled out a 12% rates increase for the Auckland region in response to a NZ$270 million shortfall in the Auckland Council's budget for the 2023–24 financial year. Brown blamed the previous mayor Phil Goff for the Auckland Council's budget shortfall. [ 55 ]
Armstrong was born in 1941 or 1942. [1] He grew up in the Auckland suburb of Kohimarama and attended Auckland Grammar School. [1] He was trained as a civil engineer (he holds a Bachelor of Engineering (civil)) and is a past president of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (1995–1996; now Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau) [2] and former member of the Prime Minister's ...
Until 2010, the Auckland Region had seven "City/District" authorities, plus one "Regional" authority. In the late 2000s, New Zealand's central government and parts of Auckland's society felt that this large number of Councils, and the lack of strong regional government (with the Auckland Regional Council only having limited powers) were hindering Auckland's progress, and that a form of ...
The Auckland Council is the local authority with jurisdiction over the city of Auckland, along with surrounding rural areas, parkland, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. [131] From 1989 to 2010, Auckland was governed by several city and district councils, with regional oversight by Auckland Regional Council. In the late 2000s, New Zealand's ...
With the merger of Auckland City Council into the Auckland Council, Simpson was elected to the Ōrākei Local Board at the 2010 elections and became the chairperson. She was re-elected in 2013. At the 2016 Auckland elections, Simpson stood for the Ōrākei ward on the council, following an announcement by incumbent Cameron Brewer that he would ...