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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.

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.

The Minister of Local Government declined to comment other than to say if there had been a sin-bin when she was a councillor, she may well have ended up in it.

"I am aware of the issues involved with local authority Chief Executives’ fixed-term contracts, including the requirements for advertising such positions.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Local Government (Elected Member Remuneration and Trading Enterprises) Amendment Bill be now read a third time.
Mr Speaker this Bill is intended to do two things:

"Terms of Reference for the Review of Local Government Funding Powers are due to be circulated to local authorities within a few days.

"I am unable to provide details to the New Zealand Herald ahead of what the local authorities will receive.

The Minister of Local Government has introduced a publicly long-awaited Bill into Parliament today that provides for councils' local authority trading enterprises (LATES) to be able to operate beyond a narrow commercial focus and also be able to take in

"The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) provides that charges for the supply of 'official information' must be reasonable.

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I refer to your email of 10 October in which you sought responses to four questions on public libraries in relation to a Listener article you are writing. Your questions, and my responses, are set out below.

Thank you for the invitation to talk with you today. I'm a keen supporter of community boards, so I welcome this opportunity to meet those of you at the coalface of local government.

The Minister of Local Government Hon Sandra Lee today released a Statement of Government policy direction for review of the Local Government Act 1974.

Thank you for the opportunity to address your conference.

The Minister of Local Government Hon Sandra Lee said today she was “saddened” to learn of the resignation of the LGNZ Presidential team .