This year all of New Zealand will be taking part in the official 2013 Census, which was delayed from last year due to the Christchurch earthquakes. Census information is used to make decisions on a large number of issues, such … Continue reading
Last week I was pleased to make a submission to Auckland Council in support of Vodafone New Zealand Ltd’s application for a resource consent to be granted to construct a new rural broadband and telecommunications facility on Great Barrier Island. … Continue reading
As you may be aware, Auckland Council has been receiving submissions on its Waste Management and Minimisation Plan draft in preparation for a final version to be produced later this year. The Plan sets an ambitious Zero Waste goal for … Continue reading
The Crown and Ngāti Rēhua-Ngāti Wai ki Aotea (Ngāti Rēhua) have signed an Agreement in Principle to settle all outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims. Ngāti Rēhua is a hapū of Ngāti Wai based on Aotea/Great Barrier Island with historical … Continue reading
Our communities and people will soon be more connected than ever before thanks to the Government’s investment of over $1.3 billion which will be matched by commercial partners and will help deliver Kiwis the best broadband network at a reasonable … Continue reading
Great Barrier Island has received a real economic boost with the announcement by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology today that the Rural Broadband Initiative includes an investment by Vodafone and Telecom in broadband and cellphone tower infrastructure on Great … Continue reading
May 26 2010 See my submission on the Schedule 4 Stocktake – Outlining the results of by Great Barrier Island Survey here. December 2 2009 Marine Protection This year I have been working with the community board on Great Barrier … Continue reading