Kaipara Lifestyler, September 1st 2015

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September 1 2015

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Daffodil day generosity Recognising apprentices

Regan Gough from Dargaville is an apprentice carpenter…

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p Dargaville Primary School classroom Tui Two dropped by the ANZ Bank stall which marked 25 years of raising funds for the Cancer Society on Daffodil Day. Thelma Bagnall from the branch accepted a cheque from NorthSouth Multi Media and the local business community supporting the day through last week’s daffodil pages in the Kaipara Lifestyler. “The town really gets behind us and shows great support. They are so generous with their donations and it is lovely to be able to share the day with the children. They love receiving the daffodil stickers, it brightens their day,” Ms Bagnall said.

A fresh sound

Mangawhai awaits appeal outcome

The X Factor Up Close and Live tour featuring Sarah Spicer and Joe Irvine…

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Compliance costs hit hard

Specialist Kaipara roofing contractor Peter Risbridge has re-roofed historic homes …

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 by Paul Campbell

It is a case of wait and see once more for the Mangawhai Residents and Ratepayers Association after their Court of Appeal probe into the legality of rates charged over the town’s huge wastewater cost overrun. About 100 association members attended the court hearing last week, travelling to Wellington as well as to a special video-link provided in Auckland. They have challenged the 2013 High Court ruling that ratepayers must underwrite the $57 million bill for the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme. The Appeal Court application states that KDC made decisions that did not

comply with the Local Government Act, and did not consult ratepayers. Association counsel Matthew Palmer QC, told the court last week there was “an egregious series of secret and unlawful decisions” by KDC, and council lawyer David Goddard QC in turn agreed the council had acted wrongfully, stating: “It is likely that different decisions would of been made… if people had not been asleep at the wheel. “The association has been rightfully critical

of the historical actions taken of this council.” Mr Palmer said the earlier High Court hearing featured the term “incomprehensible and blindingly obvious” when referring to the council’s failure to consult ratepayers. “We have here a history of an incompetently-run process,” he added The hearing was before Justices Harrison, Cooper and Miller. A decision is expected to be some time away.

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