From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Continue to maintain and improve local recreation and sports facilities including playgrounds.
Help fund local events and festivals.
Support local groups such as the surf club which provide services to the community.
Ensure enough recreational fishing is available and consider reducing the blue cod boat fishing limit for recreational fishers.
Ensure no late-night liquor sales in the interests of road safety.
Poll voters on whether new parks and amenities are needed.
Continue board funding support for community events, such as the Blueskin Music Festival.
Continue to advocate for DCC funding support for the Moana Gow Swimming Pool.
Ensure that plans to enhance the Truby King Reserve are implemented.
Encourage community wealth building by harnessing spending and local supply chains.
Lobby for land-value capture solutions to ensure wealth derived from the public purse does not become a windfall for a lucky few landowners.
Maintain core infrastructure spending and spread the load of debt over the life of the assets to ensure intergenerational equity.
Continue to maintain and improve local recreation and sports facilities including playgrounds.
Help fund local events and festivals.
Support local groups such as the surf club which provide services to the community.
Ensure enough recreational fishing is available and consider reducing the blue cod boat fishing limit for recreational fishers.
Ensure no late-night liquor sales in the interests of road safety.
Poll voters on whether new parks and amenities are needed.
Continue board funding support for community events, such as the Blueskin Music Festival.
Continue to advocate for DCC funding support for the Moana Gow Swimming Pool.
Ensure that plans to enhance the Truby King Reserve are implemented.
Encourage community wealth building by harnessing spending and local supply chains.
Lobby for land-value capture solutions to ensure wealth derived from the public purse does not become a windfall for a lucky few landowners.
Maintain core infrastructure spending and spread the load of debt over the life of the assets to ensure intergenerational equity.
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