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Chasing ambulances – Under attack: what’s the best policy? Local Government 101

Chasing ambulances – Under attack: what’s the best policy?

As a tragic local government addict, I spend far too much time reading media articles and opinion pieces about councils around the country. These are sometimes generated by, or often reproduced, in social media. The pickings are rich. There are four general categories: • the council stuffed up; • a resident is upset about something the...
Representation reviews – The final steps Governance

Representation reviews – The final steps

In the third of a series of three articles, Gavin Beattie of the Local Government Commission sets out the last important procedural steps for councils after determining their final representation review proposals. The Commission is here to help Guidance on these and other matters is provided in the Local Government Commission’s ‘Guidelines...
War on waste Waste Management

War on waste

New Plymouth District Council is taking a bold approach in pursuit of its goal to become a zero waste district by 2040. New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) is part of a team responsible for the development and installation of an enclosed flare stack, designed to cut greenhouse gas and odour emissions at New Plymouth’s Colson Road...
NZ Local Government magazine (September 2018) Archives

NZ Local Government magazine (September 2018)

September's NZ Local Government magazine is available on our new online platform, at localgovernment.partica.online. Here's the link:  localgovernment.partica.online. Click the sign-up button and you will be prompted to enter your preferred email address and a password. A verification email will be sent to your inbox. Once verified you...
NZ Local Government magazine (October 2018) Archives

NZ Local Government magazine (October 2018)

October's NZ Local Government magazine is available on our new online platform, at localgovernment.partica.online. Here is the link:  localgovernment.partica.online. Click the sign-up button and you will be prompted to enter your preferred email address and a password. A verification email will be sent to your inbox. Once verified you...
See-through city Buildings

See-through city

Wellington City Council’s digital building models Using the latest technology to model buildings in 3D is helping Wellington City Council save time and money, and mitigate risk. AT A GLANCE • Building Information Management (BIM) technology used to record all of Wellington City Council buildings in an industry-standard 3D format. •...
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