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Waitākere Ranges Local Board Submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Following is the local board submission made on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. The Waitākere Ranges Local Board submits as follows: Introduction The Waitākere Ranges Local Board has taken an active interest in issues regarding Māori. Our rohe includes the ancestral land of Te Kawerau ā Maki and we treasure our relationship…
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Chair’s report October 2024 – Submission on Crown Minerals Bill
Submission on Crown Minerals Amendment Bill The local board has for a long time taken an interest in the Block Offer process for permits for exploration and drilling offshore for oil and gas. We have consistently opposed the granting of any permits in the local area. The reasons for our opposition are that the area…
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Three Waters lite
The Government has announced the reaching of an agreement with Auckland Council about Watercare which will over time be more expensive than Labour’s Tree Water alternative.
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Why selling Auckland Port Operations is a particularly silly thing to do
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is proposing that Council sells off the operations arm of Ports of Auckland despite the potential threat to Maritime Union workers, Auckland Businesses and the region’s development plans for downtown Auckland.
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The renaming of Ceramco Park to Ōkaurirahi
The local board recently had a formal ceremony to acknowledge the change of name for Ceramco Park. As part of the Te Kete Rukuruku process Te Kawerau a Maki has gifted to the Local board Te Reo place names for a number of local parks. All of the names are magnificent and I can recall…