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There’s a chance to learn more and ask questions about proposed Rodney Local Board subdivision changes at an online Auckland Council information session on Wednesday, July 17.
Board members voted in May to push for changed boundaries in a bid to give rural residents a bigger voice as part of Auckland Council’s current electoral representation review.
The move came about after lobbying from three rural advocacy groups – Northern Action Group (NAG), the Landowners and Contractors Association Group and Rodney Community Voices – who have been calling for better local board representation for rural ratepayers for several years.
The boundary model that board members ended up supporting was one of six options drawn up and submitted by NAG, which council staff agreed was practical for Rodney.
If council’s governing body and, ultimately, the Local Government Commission approve the plan, Rodney will go from having four subdivisions – Wellsford, Warkworth, Dairy Flat and Kumeu – up to five – North Rural, South Rural, Warkworth, Dairy Flat and Kumeu.
This would result in the same number of elected members for North Rodney, but instead of one for Wellsford and three for Warkworth, there would be two for North Rural and two for Warkworth.
Council staff will explain more and answer questions from 6pm to 7.30pm at the online information session for Rodney and North Auckland. To register, go to https://bit.ly/4bsAviD
This article was updated at 10.50am on Tuesday, July 9. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 17, not Tuesday, July 9 as was previously reported.
