Local Government Magazine

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Smart Solutions Planning Special Feature

Smart Solutions Planning

With councils deep in the throes of their 2018-28 long term plans, Patricia Moore asked four specialists how planning processes are changing and how local authorities and their communities could benefit. Spare a thought for council planners confronted by issues around population growth and decline, implementing legislation, emerging technologies,...
New foundation - Cementing in a place for Maori law in resource management 3 Waters

New foundation - Cementing in a place for Maori law in resource management

Should the Resource Management Act be reformed to provide a stronger direction in recognising the importance of Maori law in resource consent decision-making? University of Otago professor of law Jacinta Ruru says that, when pitted against other components such as business, Maori law fast becomes just a nice-to-have value. Earlier this year, I...
Going digital right from the start Planning

Going digital right from the start

District plans are a key planning document for communities but how do councils make them easy to use – or even get residents to have their say during plan reviews? New Plymouth District Council has broken new ground in this area and it’s so far received three awards for its efforts. A concerted push Going digital isn’t new for New...
Irrigation report finds room for improvement 3 Waters

Irrigation report finds room for improvement

A recent report by the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) makes four recommendations to help councils improve the quality of information recorded from water meters and how they use this information. This is the first of seven audits by the OAG that will look at how public organisations manage water. The report, Monitoring how water is used for...
Bay of Plenty Regional Council - First Mana Whakahono a Rohe Planning

Bay of Plenty Regional Council - First Mana Whakahono a Rohe

In June 2017, Bay of Plenty Regional Council was the first local authority in the country to receive an iwi authority Mana Whakahono a Rohe invitation. Council’s Maori policy team leader Anaru Vercoe details steps taken and learnings to date. In April 2017 the National Government released a suite of changes to the Resource Management Act 1991...
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