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Auckland Council’s Emergency Committee found a way to ensure that the service continues to receive funding, to get around a legal issue caused by Coastguard Northern Region’s (CNR) decision to merge into Coastguard NZ.
The merger means CNR is no longer a legal entity – it was formerly the entity that received funding.
At its meeting on April 23, the committee voted to provide Coastguard NZ with the same amount that CNR would have been allocated by the Auckland Regional Amenities Board.
The agreement will see Council provide Coastguard NZ with $824,000 per annum for two years, starting on July 1, while it looks at more long-term arrangements.
