Jonathan Leask
Local Democracy Reporter at Ashburton Guardian (New Zealand)
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3 days ago |
stuff.co.nz | Stan Choe |Jonathan Leask
Applause, congratulations, and the flourish of a gold pen have heralded the signing off of the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan after almost a decade's work. The Marlborough District Council has approved articles of the Proposed Marlborough Environment Plan (PMEP) not currently under appeal or awaiting ministerial approval. Three previous management plans have been combined into a single document, forming a single rulebook on what people could do on their land and how it could be developed.
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odt.co.nz | Jonathan Leask
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyChristchurchThe Selwyn District Council claims it has “the lowest rates” in Canterbury, but not everyone is convinced. Local ratepayers might actually be feeling hard done by as they face a 14.2% average rate increase this year - one of the steeper rises of the country's councils. It comes on the back of a 14.9% increase last year.
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stuff.co.nz | Jonathan Leask |Glenn McConnell |Nicholas Jones
A small Tasman town faces an important question: keep the infamous statue of Richard Nixon or build a community hub instead? The life-size bronze statue of the disgraced US president has bemused residents of Wakefield, about 20km south of Nelson, for more than a decade.
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guardianonline.co.nz | Jonathan Leask
Canterbury ratepayers are facing a 5.8% rates hike from the regional council. Environment Canterbury approved its 2025/26 annual plan at a council meeting on Wednesday, June 25, confirming an average rates rise of 5.8 percent. ECan chairperson Craig Pauling said he was pleased with the outcome after reducing the rates increase from the 15.5% hike signalled in the 2025/26 Long Term Plan (LTP).
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3 days ago |
stuff.co.nz | Jonathan Leask
The Selwyn District Council claims it has “the lowest rates” in Canterbury, but not everyone is convinced. Local ratepayers might actually be feeling hard done by as they face a 14.2% average rate increase this year - one of the steeper rises of the country's councils. It comes on the back of a 14.9% increase last year. Sewlyn is one of New Zealand's fastest growing regions and includes Rolleston, Lincoln, Prebbleton.
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