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Thread ID: 119097 2011-07-04 12:04:00 Local Government Minister Snorkbox (15764) PC World Chat
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1214774 2011-07-04 12:04:00 As the title says.

Who is the current local government minister? Was Rodney Hide but what has happened since Brash strolled in?
Snorkbox (15764)
1214775 2011-07-04 12:55:00 Its still Hide.

Key will wait a few months and not sir up too much controversy in this matter.
I think a fair few people have a sour taste in their mouths after the whole ACT-Brash-thing; no point paying for the coffin if you can get one free in a few months' time. :)
Cato (6936)
1214776 2011-07-04 13:03:00 I was hoping not to hear that. Hide is still our local government minister?

Our local council blames Hide for increases in my rent and not being able to claim a rebate on rates.

Waits for Nov 26th.
Snorkbox (15764)
1214777 2011-07-04 13:08:00 Maybe it'll be worse if Dr. Brash was the Local Government Minister. :( Cato (6936)
1214778 2011-07-04 13:11:00 I hope, after I vote the Nats and ACT won't be there except in opposition. Snorkbox (15764)
1214779 2011-07-04 13:13:00 I hope so, too. (With ACT outside Parliament) Cato (6936)
1214780 2011-07-04 13:15:00 I dont know about rents (unless it is in state housing), but isnt rates worked out by the council and not Govt? Whats a Poli doing sticking his nose into it? Iantech (16386)
1214781 2011-07-04 13:19:00 I dont know about rents (unless it is in state housing), but isnt rates worked out by the council and not Govt? Whats a Poli doing sticking his nose into it?

www.localcouncils.govt.nz
Cato (6936)
1214782 2011-07-04 13:30:00 OK. Our Council allows a rate rebate for those on a Pension and/or those on low incomes if you own the property.

But our Council thought at one time that they could rebate rents on Council flats and Nursing homes but Hide was not wearing it.

According to law all I had to do was convince the Council to let those in a like situation to own shares in such an enterprise in which case it would work but the Council would not wear it.

Hence rents went up far beyond the CPI as the Council did not get their way. Let the Council have a controlling interest but as long as you owned a $1.00 share then you had an interest.

That's the short form.
Snorkbox (15764)
1214783 2011-07-04 13:33:00 www.localcouncils.govt.nz

More over-paid pen pushers... :(
Iantech (16386)
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