Local Government Magazine

Infrastructure NZ June 19
Should I stay or should I go? Local Government 101

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, I’m not much fun at parties either.) What’s not to love? For example: the new-fangled ideas, the insightful debate, the enthusiasm and respect for all views, the big picture/long game...
Building out waste Waste Management

Building out waste

Building out waste - Tackling construction and demolition waste is critical to Zero Waste to Landfill targets, writes Parul Sood. By the end of the 2018/19 financial year on June 30, Auckland’s construction and demolition (C&D) sector had produced an estimated 570,000 tonnes of waste. That’s the equivalent of 196 storeys with the same...
Let’s test the market Leadership

Let’s test the market

Appointing a new CE starts with a robust end of term review. Mike Stenhouse People in governance roles often say that appointing the chief executive is the most critical decision they will ever make in their governance career. Certainly, this is no truer than in local government when many councillors find themselves appointing a chief executive...
Local by default Governance

Local by default

Local governance in Wiltshire, UK Anyone wanting to see how the localism model could play out in New Zealand would do well to look at Wiltshire in the UK. For the past 10 years, much of the decision-making in the county has been devolved to 18 community area boards carrying real powers. Steve Milton, writing from the UK, was part of the...
How much well-being was in that budget? Governance

How much well-being was in that budget?

What does the ‘well-being budget’ mean for councils? Peter McKinlay goes looking for evidence of government’s transformational thinking. For, without that, he says well-being will simply remain a rhetorical overlay over traditional public-sector practice. Government has delivered New Zealand’s, and possibly the world’s, first well-being...
Meet the Local Government Learning Hub Training

Meet the Local Government Learning Hub

A new entity, the LGLH – local government learning hub, has been launched to provide a tailored approach to learning. Vern Walsh (former Auckland City councillor and community board chair) and one of the four partners in LGLH, says the focus of the new learning hub will be on induction and training crafted to meet specific needs. “The...
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