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Cabinet Minister Sandra Lee has welcomed the Employment Tribunal's decision that there was no basis for a personal grievance claim brought by Darryl Evans against the Parliamentary Service.

Acting Local Government Minister Hon Matt Robson today confirmed that any decision on whether or not to sell council pensioner housing would still be made at the local level...

The government today announced that council pensioner housing was to be made a council strategic asset under the Local Government Bill.

The Acting Minister of Local Government, Hon Matt Robson, has welcomed the release today of a Higher Salaries Commission discussion document on a proposed new framework for setting the salary and allowances of local body politicians.

Cabinet Minister Sandra Lee, Patron of the Waiheke RSA, will lead the New Zealand delegation to the annual Gallipoli commemorations on ANZAC Day, 25 April.

The Fonterra shareholders' council decision to use STV in its corporate board elections has been welcomed by Local Government Minister Sandra Lee.

The government announced today it would reject a recommendation from a parliamentary select committee to insert a so-called 'room tax' clause into the new Local Government (Rating) Bill.

Sandra Lee says the Alliance will vigorously oppose any moves to soften the anti-water-privatisation measures in the Local Government Bill.

Local Government Minister Sandra Lee has added her tribute to those being paid to Auckland local government leader Philip Warren who died this morning.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Minister of Local Government Hon Sandra Lee has welcomed the election of a new Mayor and councillors for the Rodney District Council, almost a year after she replaced the previous councillors with a Commissioner.