Tag Archives: Auckland Council

Save the Bees – Stop the Fee – UPDATE 3 Yipee its over!!!!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

The Wonders of Twitter We heard from Mayor Len Brown today via Twitter. The bee consent fee has been removed, in today’s “Strategy and Finance Committee Meeting”. Have a look at the tweet exchange with the Mayor below:- Started off … Continue reading →

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Save the Bees – Stop the Fee – UPDATE 2

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

Phone CallWe got a phone call from Auckland Council’s rep Nigel King – Customer Services Manager this morning (this was in no doubt as a result of an email sent by Margaret first thing, asking why we haven’t received any … Continue reading →

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Auckland – Draft Long Term Plan Forum

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

As many of you know the Auckland council has proposed charging bee keepers $190 a year to keep bees in Auckland city. See our other blog post Bee Keeping in Auckland to cost $190??? This is a 100% increase from … Continue reading →

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Save the bee, stop the fee!!!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

Photo’s courtesy of Kevin Krejci We went to along to a meeting set up by the Auckland Bee Club on Monday to discuss the $190 (annual) consent fee to keep Bees, proposed within the Auckland Council long-term draft plan. The … Continue reading →

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Beepeeping in Auckland to cost $190???

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

This was spotted by Kerry from the Auckland bee Club:- The Auckland Council draft plan has this in section 5.7 Schedule of changes to regulatory fees and charges. Page 146 – Category Other (iii) keeping of bees (consent fee) $190 … Continue reading →

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