Advocacy agenda keeps Northern Action Group busy

NAG argues that the cost of growth should be borne by developers, not current ratepayers. Rodney residents should have a stronger say in how their communities grow and are governed, according to Northern Action Group (NAG) chair Bill Foster. Foster renewed calls for greater local decision-making and reform of Auckland Council’s approach to regional planning when he presented his report to the group’s annual general meeting on May 25. He highlighted a busy year of submissions on issues ranging from parliamentary reform and local government restructuring to transport funding, housing growth and ...