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Seven-term Mayor of Masterton, Bob Francis CNZM QSO MBE JP, has been named the 2024 Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau.
Affectionately dubbed ‘Mr Wairarapa’, Bob has served his community in multiple areas, including health services, commercial … View moreSeven-term Mayor of Masterton, Bob Francis CNZM QSO MBE JP, has been named the 2024 Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau.
Affectionately dubbed ‘Mr Wairarapa’, Bob has served his community in multiple areas, including health services, commercial development, the arts, aviation, homelessness, conservation and sports.
Bob’s award signifies the sixth time Ryman Healthcare has supported this category of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, which provides a fantastic opportunity to celebrate Kiwi seniors who continue to make positive contributions towards the future of Aotearoa.
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By local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Twelve presentations, five community meetings, three sausage sizzles, and one long-term plan.
It sounds like a Christmas song but it’s a summary of a wide-ranging community engagement strategy the Ashburton District Council is taking.
The draft… View moreBy local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Twelve presentations, five community meetings, three sausage sizzles, and one long-term plan.
It sounds like a Christmas song but it’s a summary of a wide-ranging community engagement strategy the Ashburton District Council is taking.
The draft long-term plan was adopted this week and a 68-page consultation document of highlights and key decisions is planned to go live on 27 March.
Ashburton mayor Neil Brown said the council has the chance to set the direction for the next 10 years and the draft plan it has prepared is the opportunity for the community to say if they have got it right.
There is a focus on five big decisions but the whole plan is up for discussion, he said.
“We need to hear from the public.
“We welcome people’s submissions with comments on how we could do things differently.
“If someone wants to submit that they don’t like something, give us an alternative give us another suggestion and we can really have some meaningful discussion.”
To get that feedback, the council is taking a much more active approach with 25 engagement events over a month.
Councillor Russell Ellis was excited about the change in the consultation approach.
“We are doing it quite differently to any other way that I have done it before.
“This time we are going to the people. Instead of asking them to come to us.”
Councillor Phill Hooper wants the community to engage in the process rather than rely on online rants.
“I implore those people on social media who say council don’t listen to have their say officially.”
The consultation calendar opens with a community meeting in the Rakaia Community Centre on April 4 followed by a sausage sizzle at the Tinwald Pool on April 7 between 10am and 2pm.
Further community meetings will be held in Mount Somers (April 9), Ashburton (April 16) and Methven (April 17).
A meeting specifically focussed on stockwater will be held at the Hinds Community Centre on April 15.
Other sausage sizzles are planned for Baring Square East (April 13) and the Methven iHub (April 20), with five day-time pop-ups also planned – four in Ashburton and one in Methven.
Councillors will also visit 12 community groups at their monthly meetings.
The consultation closes on April 27.
The long-term plan is due to be adopted by June 26.
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By local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Looking around the country, the Ashburton District's proposed 9.9% rate rise next year is on the lower end of the spectrum.
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) collated the planned rate rises of 48 of the country's 78 councils to determine… View moreBy local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask:
Looking around the country, the Ashburton District's proposed 9.9% rate rise next year is on the lower end of the spectrum.
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) collated the planned rate rises of 48 of the country's 78 councils to determine Kiwi homeowners are facing an average rate rise of 15% over the coming year - and there is no sign of relief in sight.
Ashburton mayor Neil Brown said the 2024-25 budget focused on core infrastructure.
“We are spending a lot more money on roads and water but what we are getting caught up on is the three I’s – inflation, interest and insurance.
“We are spending more and more on roading, but we are not getting any better level of service for it because of the inflation.
“People will see the same when they go to the supermarket and are paying a lot more to get the same.”
The draft long-term plan goes before the council for adoption on Wednesday, opening consultation with the community and starting the conversation with if the plan is right, should there be cuts, or do they want more, Brown said.
While Ashburton is proposing a 9.9% increase, Buller District Council is looking at a whopping 31.8% rise.
Hamilton is proposing a 19.9% rise, Dunedin City Council 17.5% and Whangārei 17.2%.
In Canterbury, Environment Canterbury is consulting on a hefty 24.2% average rate rise.
LGNZ commissioned a report from Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen to show why rates were rising so much.
The report showed that between 2002-22, the average rate rise was only 5.7% per year, but averaged 9.8% in 2023.
It found over the past three years, roads and water supply systems are 27% more expensive to build.
The increases are larger than inflation has been in recent years, Olsen said.
There was a difference of up to 20% between what projects were expected to cost when planned and what they cost now.
"To put that in perspective, if a council had five $20 million projects [in its] last long-term plan, they would now have to cut one of those entirely to pay for the cost escalation on the other four."
LGNZ vice-president and Lower Hutt mayor Campbell Barry said councils were having to grapple with what projects to prioritise.
“Councils are acutely aware they need to balance the need for investment with affordable increases but the pressure has reached tipping point.”
It is time to get serious about ways to pay for local infrastructure that does not involve going deeper into ratepayers' pockets, Barry said.
He said a share of GST on housing growth, which had been put forward by the government, would also help - but by itself it was not enough.
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