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The Minister of Local Government will be seeking nominations in early 2027 for vacant positions on the Register of Development Contributions Commissioners. Early and informal Expressions of Interest for the new Commissioners are being sought now.
An updated version of a widely used rainfall dataset will be free to use thanks to funding from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT).
Councils across New Zealand will soon be operating under a new nationally consistent framework for planning and reporting, helping communities better understand how their councils are performing and how public money is being spent.