Dressing up to be elected
Dressing up to be elected By Elizabeth Hughes In 2015 the internet broke when we all got divided into blue dress/gold dress people (for those...
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From the bottom up – giving it a sniff
By Elizabeth Hughes. This might be an understatement, but change is in the wind for local government. Obviously, the entire sector is fully engaged in...
So, what do you actually do all day?
By Elizabeth Hughes. You do media releases – right? You write the mayor’s [chair’s] speeches – right? You put adverts in the paper for shut...
Local government – from sux to skux
The Future for Local Government Initiative is an exciting opportunity that must be grasped not just by the local government sector but by all New...
The elves of local government’s Christmas
By Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. Introducing some elves that help make Claus council so wonderful. The only-knows-one-carol elf While all the other elves have...
Staying on your message
By Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. The Covid response has provided an extraordinary opportunity to school us all about key messaging. “Be kind, wash your...
Building trust and confidence starts at the top
by Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. On a pre-Christmas “Council induction” roadie with my LGLH (www.LGLH.co.nz) colleagues, a newly minted councillor was feeling very anxious...
Should I stay or should I go?
Show off or shoo-in? What kind of elected member will you be? I am addicted to local government live-streaming. There. I’ve admitted it. (And, apparently,...
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn
ELIZABETH HUGHES / ELIZABETH HUGHES COMMUNICATION. Let me pinch myself. Is it really 2019 or are we still in 1919? Look around your council chamber....
A bit of a festive stretch
Why council communications are like undergarments. by ELIZABETH HUGHES – Elizabeth Hughes Communication. Remember when our mothers told us not to leave the house without clean...