The announcement today of major changes to the
Local Government Act by the Minister of Local Government
Rodney Hide will go some way to improving the transparency
of councils business with 'plain English' financial
reporting and directions to focus on core business.
While
these reforms do not 'cap rates' they should be a clear
signal for
change.
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