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Te Kōpuru under the hammer Deal sparks contention Fierce debate on the ethics of accepting or rejecting a $16 million ‘better off’ package tied to the government’s Three Waters legislation …
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p Large and enthusiastic crowds gathered last Sunday week for Te Kōpuru’s community auction, raising money towards the town’s civic development projects. With a community garden to expand and many more beautification and pro-social ideas to fund, the successful auction was a big boost for the town’s development group. “We’ve got an amazing day to be out here in Te Kōpuru, and every dollar is doing good for our community,” said auctioneer Chris Fife.
Rates rise slash to 4.86% planned
Sand mining consent rejected
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An application by sand mining company McCallum Brothers to excavate sand from the foreshore near …
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Following intense scrutiny of the finances of the Kaipara District Council by staff, and discussion among councillors advocating for citizens struck by inflationary pressure, a lower rates rise has been deemed possible for next year.
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Council staff had already been working to reduce the rates rise when Councillor Victoria del la Varis-Woodcock tabled a motion to keep any speculative rates rise for the coming financial year below five per cent, seconded by Councillor Karen JoycePaki. Other elected members agreed in principle to the concept, noting that efforts were already being made to trim the total. Now it seems that the efforts of those staff have come to fruition. “A detailed review was taken of all support costs proposed in year two of the LTP. The review compared the spend over the last three years with that of the
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current year and what was proposed for financial year 2023. As a result, savings of $440,000 were identified that could be made that will not impact on council’s ability to deliver its services,” said Michaela Borich, strategic planning adviser, and Graeme Coleman, finance and risk manager, in their report to the KDC. Combined with payouts from investments, a significant difference could be achieved, compared to the projected 7.13% rates rise in the LTP. “In summary, by applying the savings and surplus funding from financial year
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2022 it is proposed that the general and targeted rates would total $39.034 million, representing a 4.86% increase over financial year 2022,” stated Borich and Coleman. It is under the five per cent cap debated by elected representatives in March. These figures, and the possible knockon effects for later years of the LTP, will be discussed with an eye on the KDC’s June meeting when the next Annual Plan will be finalised. The Annual Plan is currently in a draft format, but one of its key points is that rates rises will be lower than those projected in the LTP. ¢
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