Waikato Business News July/August 2019

WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS July/August 2019
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Let the campaigning begin
Hill Laboratories
founder honoured
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are there are other benefits in
putting that development ahead
that would make sense therefore
for the ratepayer to contribute
towards it?”
Council runs a calculation,
based on who benefits when.
Briggs uses the example of a
bridge.
“Let's say we put a bridge
into a new growth cell and what
we've got to identify, is that
bridge required because of the
growth cell or does it provide
some value to the existing residents
to give them other ways
of alleviating congestion? So
let's say its 50:50 - 50 percent
for growth, 50 percent for congestion.
“Fifty percent for the growth
goes to the developers through
development contributions; the
50 percent for congestion goes
to the existing ratepayers at that
point in time.”
He makes the point that
Hamilton is providing city-standard
services, which comes at a
cost.
That saw, for instance Visy
setting up at Titanium Park by
the airport rather than in Hamilton.
“Titanium Park is on a state
highway so there are no significant
development contributions
for roads because NZTA has
paid for that; the water system
isn't as complex and the wastewater
system isn't piped, it isn't
a reticulated system so they run
septic tanks and so the cost to
them was to introduce water
tanks and septic tanks.”
The upcoming election sees
August 16 as the cutoff for can-
didates to enter the race and
October 12 as the final date for
voting.
For those thinking of standing,
Briggs says the opportunity
is to represent their communities
and make a difference.
“There's probably an opportunity
for businesses to get on
board and bring some real life
experience to the table around
what the impacts of council's
decisions are.
“If they're smart, ambitious
and wish to make Hamilton the
greatest city in New Zealand,
then go for it.”
The pre-election report is
available here: https://www.
yourcityelections.co.nz/assets/
Shape-Your-City-Hamilton-
City-Council-Pre-election-Report.pdf
Tackling the construction
sector
Richard Briggs has been
appointed to the National Construction
Sector Accord steering
group as New Zealand
looks for ways to build resilience
in the construction sector
after some high-profile company
failures.
The steering group is made
up of 24 industry and government
leaders with the aim of
developing a transformation
plan by December.
Briggs is the sole council
voice at the table after being
appointed by Local Government
NZ.
The intention is for local
government to get the value
out of a robust construction
sector, but also for Briggs
to feed back into the local
government sector about things
that it needs to change.
“For example, you could
argue that strong local government
procurement processes
have done a great job of pushing
risk away as well as keeping
margins low which is probably
part of the reason why some of
these construction firms have
found it hard to continue to
operate,” he says.
“From a council point of
view, we want a vibrant, successful
construction sector that
gives us the opportunity to have
choice. It’s one of the challenges
we have at the moment - sometimes
we go out for tender and
only one tender comes back.”
The group’s comprehensive
approach will incorporate
innovative ways of procuring,
looking at different ways of
contracting, certification of
products, health and safety, and
risk, with Briggs on the building
regulations workstream.
“It’s definitely exciting and
I’m really pleased to be on it.”
Have your say
Or, if you are a candidate, email a 150
word statement to richard@wbn.co.nz for
We want to play our part in the local body
elections, so we are inviting you to have your
say. We’ve got a question of our own. It’s simple:
if you are a voter, what do you want to see
from your next council? That could be the city
council or your district council, depending on
where you live - we cover the region. Just
make sure you indicate your council. Email
richard@wbn.co.nz or, better still, jump in
and join the conversation on our Facebook
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voucher. We will publish a selection in next
month’s Waikato Business News.
us to publish in the next Waikato Business
News. This is your chance to reach out to
our business community - we go to business
PO boxes throughout greater Waikato,
and are also available at some distribution
points. So think about exactly what you
want to say to business owners in your area.
No photos, just words, put “Candidate statement”
in the subject line, and make sure you
indicate which council you are standing for.
Our next Waikato Business News goes
to print on August 21, so you will need
to get your candidate statement to us by
August 16.
Roger Hill
Dr Roger Hill from analytical
testing lab Hill Laboratories,
has been awarded the J
Benton Jones Jr Award, at the
16th International Symposium
on Soil and Plant Analysis. The
biennial Symposia, held this
year in The Netherlands, are
organised by the US Soil and
Plant Analysis Council. The
award recognises an individual
who has made an outstanding
contribution to the scientific
profession of soil and plant
analysis. “I am extremely honoured
to receive this award,
as it places me in some very
prestigious company,” says
Hill. Dr Hill, with his wife Anne,
established Hill Laboratories
35 years ago.
Bolger steps down
Jim Bolger has finished his
term as Chancellor of Waikato
University. He has been a
member of the University
Council since 2007 and has
served as Chancellor for all of
his 12 year council term. The
completion of the law building
with the associated additional
space for the Waikato Management
School, and the completion
of the first building in the
new Tauranga CBD campus
were highlights of his term. The
new chancellor will be elected
by the University Council at its
meeting in August.
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