Poll: Do you think councils should get a share of this?
The mayor of one of the region’s tourist hotspots is backing a move for councils to get a slice of a growing tourist tax take pie.
Thames-Coromandel’s mayor is supporting Local Government NZ’s bid for councils to get a direct share of levies paid by international tourists.
Do you think councils should get a share of this? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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33.3% Yes
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55.6% No
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11.1% Maybe
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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73% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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16.1% Hmm, maybe?
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10.9% Yes!
The city's new mayor is setting out his plan
Hamilton City Council is pledging to cut costs and avoid “gold plating” infrastructure as part of a new strategy to limit rates increases, but Mayor Tim Macindoe says central government support may be needed to meet a new national rates cap.
Macindoe said Wellington needed to be “a little more nuanced” and take population growth into account.
Principal defends $17k overseas trip as research
A Hamilton principal whose $17,000 trip to Hawaii and Alaska was highlighted in an report on questionable school spending says he was doing doctoral work on how streaming affects students.
Fairfield College principal Richard Crawford is defending the trip, saying it was his first sabbatical in his 19-year career as a principal and contributed to learning he’d be applying to both his school, and potentially others, through his research.
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