Local councils across New Zealand are quietly locking ratepayers into long-term co-governance arrangements without any honest conversation about the final bill. This week at Horizons Regional Council, councillors are being asked to progress 14 separate Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements under the Resource Management Act. These deals require staff, lawyers, consultants, and ongoing administration potentially forever, yet councils are treating basic financial questions from elected members as a problem.
We look at the growing culture of information overload inside local government, where massive agenda papers are dumped on councillors right before a vote. With major central government reforms coming to replace the RMA framework, rushing these commitments through on the hoof makes no sense. Ratepayers deserve to know where their money is going, especially when every dollar spent on bureaucracy is a dollar not spent on fixing roads and upgrading infrastructure.
5 comments:
I thought that Luxon was going to fix that - that's what he promised and received a mandate.
Not a word from him about fixing it in his term, if he is returned, so let's just treat it as a promise made, promise broken by the highest ranked person in National.
Trust Luxon again ?
He has proven himself to be treacherous, so there is no way he , or his party are getting my usual vote.
Its not just the financial implications, its also decison making that is being changed without any mandate from the voters.
Yes, Luxon, where the bloody hell are you?????
Who votes for these iwi people who are now being given control of every aspect of our lives ?
Nobody ?
Self appointed ?
Welcome to the Third Reich.
The rats are scurrying to shore up their ill gotten gains before the long over due winter of fiscal, non-racist responsibly turns up
Luxon has proven he is a very Week leader
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