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Battered trust the biggest hurdle to bold new local government funding model

City mayors are pushing for new funding deals that would devolve more responsibility for infrastructure and social services to local communities. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

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Minister asks council to investigate Scott Neylon letters

Local Government Minister wants to be kept informed on Neylon investigation.

Newcastle Herald

Free school meals for all Scots primary pupils could be delayed until after Holyrood election

EXCLUSIVE: A leaked paper reveals the expansion of the flagship policy to include children in primary six and seven could be delayed again.

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Independent review proposes new tools to finance local roads, parks and homes

A long-awaited review into the future for NZ's cash-strapped local government will recommend new ways to fund community needs. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Govt 'open minded' on paying rates for schools, hospitals, conservation land

Local government leaders welcome official work on new tools to address 'funding crisis' for councils, ahead of the coming month's independent review. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Local government report recommends mandated council mergers in Tasmania

A report on the future of Tasmania's 29 councils says amalgamation is necessary for local government to survive but it needs to be mandated.

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'A price worth paying': Counting the cost of wider local voice

Newsroom has modelling suggesting 10 smaller regional water corporation will cost communities billions more than the Govt's previous reform model. Jonathan Milne talks with seven key mayors about that trade-off.

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Ratepayers pay more for water so councillors can sit at the table

Opinion: Chris Hipkins and Kieran McAnulty must be wondering how they’ve ended up selling a worse version of Three Waters, that is less affordable, all so a few extra councillors can sit at the table when decisions are made, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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WA Minister John Carey disappointed by Cambridge council switch to in-person voting

Western Australia's Local Government Minister says he is "deeply disappointed" with an inner-city Perth council's decision to introduce in-person voting at local government elections.

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Three Waters: Government agrees to significant changes after Select Committee recommendations

The Government has agreed to make significant changes to its Three Waters reforms following recommendations from a Select Committee.

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Tasmania's first local election with compulsory voting has been hotly fought

More than 500 candidates in Tasmania are vying for a career in local government but these elections have become "a little personal".

ABC News

Local government reform advice under wraps until after council elections

By postponing draft recommendations, residents are denied the chance to vote on the key question: can small communities make big decisions on complex systems?

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Schools and bin collections could be affected if Ayrshire council workers agree strike action

Trade unions' ballot will close on July 26 with any action expected at the start of the new school term.

Daily Record

New laws to crack down on WA councillors

The public is fed up with dysfunction and repeat bad behaviour by a small number of councillors in WA, Local Government Minister John Carey says.

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Moreland Council votes to change name to Merri-bek, an Aboriginal word meaning 'rocky country'

The shift comes after residents in the inner-Melbourne local government area were given an opportunity to vote for one of three Aboriginal Woi-wurrung words as the new name.

AAP

New name for Vic council to end slave ties

Ratepayers of a Melbourne council have picked their preferred option for a name change, as the local government seeks to end its historic slavery association.

Daily Record

Falkirk Conservatives hit out as SNP councillor takes on major national role

The SNP's Shona Morrison has pledged to be 'Team Local Government' in her new role as the president of COSLA, but the appointment has been criticised locally.

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Unions warn that council worker strike could see rubbish piling up

Leaders argue that local government was 'the biggest loser' in the recent spending review

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South Australian councillors push for simple change that could create diversity

Councillors in regional South Australia are pushing for a fix to local government laws to open up councils to more younger women. But they're meeting resistance.

Birmingham Post

Welsh Government commissions three research projects into controversial tourism tax for Wales

The tax proposal for overnight visitors to Wales has been savaged by the industry

Belfast Live

NI schools disruption still expected despite Translink strike suspension

The Education Authority has said there will still be some disruption to schools across Northern Ireland

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Democracy denied? Why commissioners replace councillors

Commissioners will stay on at Tauranga City Council until 2024 - are locals being denied their democratic rights or is more time needed to get the city back on track?

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SA Premier Peter Malinauskas sacks department CEOs to deliver 'very substantial mandate'

South Australia's new Labor government axes four senior bureaucrats appointed by the former Liberal government — including the head of SA Health — as incoming Premier Peter Malinauskas marks his own stamp on the public service.

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Councillors 'shocked' by voiding of Kempsey, Singleton, Shellharbour Ward A elections due to iVote

Councillors in three local government areas are weighing whether to recontest their positions after the Supreme Court declared void the results of those local government election results.

The Independent UK

Households could get £150 energy rebate quicker with direct debit, say councils

Getting the money to council taxpayers without direct debit arrangements will take longer, the Local Government Association said.

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