Shaping Waikato governance

Since February, when the government made their thoughts on local government known, reform has been a central focus for myself and the Waikato Regional Council. In my earlier Good Local column, I mentioned that the…

One of the main workstreams since my last report was to complete our annual plan. While it looked as though there would be a rates’ increase of 3.4%, a lot of work and careful decisions,…

I said repeatedly on the campaign trail that if I did a good job, I would be a one term councillor. I have always been an advocate for a restructure but never in my wildest…