Charlotte FitzPatrick – Cambridge Community Board 1. Should councillors sit on the two community boards or should it be just those elected to the board by the public for that specific role? (50 words) Councillor…
Charlotte FitzPatrick – Cambridge Community Board 1. Should councillors sit on the two community boards or should it be just those elected to the board by the public for that specific role? (50 words) Councillor…
Waipā District councillor, Roger Gordon is calling for urgent changes to restore transparency and accountability at Waipā District Council, following growing concern about how decisions are being made and reported. “Councillors should not have to…
Gerda Venter – Cambridge Community Board 1. Should councillors sit on the two community boards or should it be just those elected to the board by the public for that specific role? (50 words) Community…
Dave Marinkovich – Cambridge Ward 1. Operational Deficits and Borrowing (maximum 100 words) Waipā is currently running operational deficits over three years, which reduces the annual rates increase by around 4%. To fund this gap,…
Roger Gordon – Cambridge Ward 1. Operational Deficits and Borrowing (maximum 100 words) Waipā is currently running operational deficits over three years, which reduces the annual rates increase by around 4%. To fund this gap,…
The names are in. The aspirants are known for the 2025 Waipā Council Steeplechase. Yes, that three-yearly event where experience and wannabees go head-to-head to attract your attention. In Cambridge three sitting councillors seek a…
The 2028 local body elections could be run by the Electoral Commission if wide-sweeping changes recommended by a Local Government NZ electoral reform working group are adopted. But for this year’s election, two private companies…
* Clarifying – Waikato Regional Council was a member of LGNZ at the time of the conference and to the end of July, as the council had a notice of motion signed by a majority…
*correcting William Tregloan Thomas, who was mayor of Woolston, not the famous sculptor William Thomas Trethewey. The upcoming local body elections will feature another family rivalry – Waipā councillor Dale-Maree Morgan and her husband Steve…
Josh Moore, who runs digital marketing agency Duoplus, discusses the importance of good photos for an election – and selects what he considers the best among mayoral and Cambridge councillor and community board candidates. Marketing…
