Northland Regional Councillors will tomorrow decide whether to help fund two replacement rescue helicopters.
Rescue helicopter upgrade to be decided
Northland Regional Councillors will tomorrow decide whether to lend almost $10 million to help fund two replacement rescue helicopters.
NRC is considering lending the Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) $9.8m, using the council's access to better interest rates through the Local Government Funding
Agency than NEST could get through a bank.
NRC called for public submissions on the proposal and 424 of the 453 submitters, or 93 per cent, agreed on the funding while 25 opposed it. Four submitters did not state a stance.
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