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The Minister of Local Government's First Reading speech for the Local Government Bill 2001.

Local Government Forum media advisory, December 2001.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee says local authority trading enterprises such as those set up to retail water or power are to become more accountable to their communities.

The Minister of Local Government says responsibility for local authority elected member salary and allowance setting will now pass to the Higher Salaries Commission, under new legislation.

This speech focuses on the background to the introduction of the Local Government Bill 2001.

Acting LINZ Minister Sandra Lee: "The Landonline project will increase the efficiency and speed with which conveyancers and cadastral surveyors undertake land transactions..."

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee has congratulated the more than two dozen new Mayors of territorial local authorities elected in the 2001 local authority elections.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee says she's concerned to learn that nominations are crawling in for local authority and DHB positions in some parts of the country, with only a week remaining for nominations to be submitted.

Minister of Local Government Sandra Lee's first reading speech for the Local Government (Rating) Bill.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee today urged the Wellington City Council and other local authorities with concerns about Crown rating exemptions to make submissions on the new Local Government (Rating) Bill.

A bill to modernise rating powers has been introduced in Parliament as the second part of a major overhaul of the laws under which local councils operate.

Sir Barry Curtis, ladies and gentlemen.

Mayor Garry Moore, ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you for inviting me to open the Tommy Taylor Courts housing complex today.

Local Government New Zealand President Basil Morrison, Vice Presidents Dianne Hale and Margaret Shields, conference delegates.

Thank you for the invitation to join you this morning.

It's been an interesting year for racing already, and it promises to be even more so as the year progresses.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee said today the news media would be free to report on this year’s local authority elections without any suggestion of a need to seek candidates’ approval for any reported comments about themselves.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee today announced the appointment of three new members to the Local Government Commission.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Minister of Local Government Sandra Lee today said that a review of the Local Government Act would allow local authorities to better serve their communities.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee says the "complex question" of unlawfully collected rates estimated by Local Government New Zealand to affect about 12,000 multiple units like apartment blocks will be discussed by Government ministers next week.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee says a Crown Law Office opinion has confirmed the view of her officials that the Local Electoral Act does not impose a media gag.

The Minister of Local Government , Hon Sandra Lee, says claims that the news media might be gagged under provisions in the new Local Electoral Act are "drawing a long bow".

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee has announced that a public consultation document on the Review of the Local Government Act will be launched next month.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee says Parliament has approved important changes today to local authority electoral laws, so some of the provisions can take effect in time for this year's local body elections.

I'm pleased to be here today to support the "0800 Participate" campaign.