Answers to your rubbish questions in this issue of Te Kowhai News
Te Kowhai News September issue will be landing in letterboxes this week.
Featuring the eloquent Molly Penn on the cover. Sanjeev Nand answers your rubbish questions, Barbara Kuriger MP, weighs in on rural regulation changes, and more memories and old school photos from David Hockin, by Shirley Warner. And not forgetting our awesome regular contributors: Heather from Handsome Hounds, Louise Hopkins with Seconds Please, Ruth Smart with News from the Pews, Noel Smith from the District Council, Brenna Barber with a Word on the Herd and Heritage Stories from Graham McBride. Great photos from Te Kowhai School , Whatawhata School, Gumboots and Grasshoppers and Te Kowhai Kindergarten.
Poll: Does the building consent process need to change?
We definitely need homes that are fit to live in but there are often frustrations when it comes to getting consent to modify your own home.
Do you think changes need made to the current process for building consent? Share your thoughts below.
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.
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91.5% Yes
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8.1% No
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0.5% Other - I'll share below!
Did you submit on the city council's long-term plan?
Hamiltonians have spoken out on the council’s budget plans with the city’s massive proposed rates hike a lightning rod for residents already struggling with rising costs.
With more than 3000 submissions landing on the Hamilton City Council’s Draft Long Term Plan the hot topic is unsurprisingly the proposed 19.9% rise, which itself lands in a cost of living crisis and limping economy.
Have you heard about this Hamilton petition?
A group of Hamilton business owners have started a petition to stop the council from hiking up rates and passing the cost of what they say are unpopular projects on to residents.
It frustrates longtime residents Tom Andrews, a former roading engineer who owns Classics Museum and has property interests and Jo Reeder, to see Hamiltonians facing large bills.