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Local Government Minister Mark Burton today announced the three Commissioners appointed to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Auckland Governance, and released the Terms of Reference.

Local decisions are best made locally - local government requires vision – a clear awareness of communities’ priorities and ss key members of the business community you have an important role to play.

The final report of the Independent Inquiry into Local Government Rates is now public

Local Government Minister Mark Burton today congratulated Sir Barry Curtis, for his outstanding contribution to his Manukau community, following Sir Barry's announcement that he would be standing down at the next local body elections.

The Final Report of the Strengthening Auckland's Regional Governance Project is a positive first step

At the Local Government NZ conference, Mark Burton says a sustainable, prosperous future depends on a solid foundation of local action and strong local leadership

Up to $70 million has been allocated for the Rates Rebate scheme for the 2007/08 rating year, Minister of Local Government Mark Burton told Parliament today.

An options report for strengthening Auckland's governance structures to make the region more competitive has gone to Auckland councils for their consideration, Minister of Local Government Mark Burton said today.

The world’s traditional patterns of development combined with fast growing populations have put an intolerable strain on our planet. The future costs of doing nothing are grim. Indeed – doing nothing is simply not an option.

The largest carbon neutral international conference to be staged in New Zealand to date kicks off in Auckland on Monday, Minister of Local Government Mark Burton said.

Coordinated strategic planning across the Auckland region is critical to ensuring that Auckland can compete as a twenty-first century city, Local Government Minister Mark Burton said today.

National's local government spokesman can't seem to decide if he wants the Independent Inquiry into Local Government Rates sped up or slowed down, Local Government Minister Mark Burton said today.

With the rapid changes in technology and the expectations of communities, libraries are doing a good job of adapting and evolving to ensure they remain relevant to, and of value in, an increasingly digital age.

Public Administration professionals have a critical role to play in the strong relationship between the two arms of government

The average rates rebate received by a New Zealand household is more than two and half times the size of a rates rebate received before changes were made to the scheme on 1 July 2006.

Minister of Local Government Mark Burton has received a proposal for strengthening Auckland's regional governance arrangements.

Minister of Local Government Mark Burton welcomed news of progress made by the Independent Inquiry into Local Government rates and plans for the public submission process.

I hope that this brief sketch of New Zealand's approach to involvement in the international development of local government has given you a sense of the importance we place on both the local government sector and our role in promoting and encouraging good local government on the international stage.

Minister of Local Government Mark Burton today released the terms of reference, membership and other details of the independent inquiry into local government rates.

Acknowledging high performance is an important way of leading the development of good practice throughout the whole local government sector.

Tens of thousands of New Zealand households are making use of the expanded rates rebates scheme as Local Government Minister Mark Burton announced today that rates rebates totalling more than $26 million had been approved to date.

We must look after our taonga, so that our children, our grand-children and our future visitors to New Zealand can value and enjoy them too.

Rates rebates totalling some $10,864,633 have already been approved under the newly expanded rates rebates scheme

It is critically important that central and local government work together to create strong sustainable communities.