Tag: environment
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Speed in the Waitakere Ranges
A proposal for a change in the way that speed limits are set could mean that current speed limits in the Waitakere Ranges area are reduced.
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Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act – is it working?
By Greg Presland The Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 turned 5 this month and it is a good time to review how the Act is working and whether it is providing adequate protection for the Ranges. I was involved in the development of the Act. I can recall an early meeting when Jonathan Hunt…
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Submit if you want to save Titirangi’s trees …
By Greg Presland As previously described, the Government is proposing to remove blanket tree protection for Titirangi’s and Laingholm’s trees. If the Resource Management Reform Bill is passed then the Council will only be able to protect trees by specifying them or groups of them located on a specific property in the District Plan. This…
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Local Government reform, be afraid, be very afraid …
The Government’s proposals for local government reform are proceeding at considerable speed. The discussion document was released in March, 2012. The Bill was then drafted and introduced into Parliament. Its first reading was June 12, 2012 and released for submissions. Submissions close on July 26, 2012. The submission time is very short and the opportunity…