Invercargill City Councillors have scrapped a planned independent review into its building and consents department. Invercargill City Councillors have scrapped a planned independent review into its building and consents department. READ MORE:* Invercargill City Council ahead of financial forecast* Invercargill City councillors call for review on consent processes* Lawyer pushes to 'put Invercargill City Council on notice'As a result, the regulatory committee decided to put a recommendation to the full council to engage Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment [MBIE] to undertake an independent review, on top of conducting a staff review. However, Foster said IANZ had already done a review and was keeping a close eye on the council, as it did with other councils. Following Foster's feedback, councillors voted to ditch the planned independent review and instead seek a report from staff.

Source: Stuff December 12, 2019 04:07 UTC