Confessions and victories of a council activist
Wellington’s outspoken Owhiro Bay ‘water activist’, Eugene Doyle, outlines how his vexed relationship with Wellington Water transformed into a collaboration to help clean up the...
Author : Alan Titchall
Is the state buying off media independence?
Radio and print journalist Chris Lynch shares his opinion on how our tax-payer founded media outlets are now funded and operated. Republished with permission from...
Community participation in resource management
By Barry Mosley, principal planner/director, Auckland Council The Resource Management Act has governed the management of land, air and water in New Zealand since 1991....
Overdue rates relief for Maori-owned land
By Linda O’Reilly, Brookfields. The passing of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Maori) Amendment Bill (the Bill) will come as a relief both to...
A career in cleaning up
Sector director for water at Tonkin + Taylor, Tony Cussins specialises in contamination. His years of experience have seen him called to provide his expert...
Building defects and council liability
Sarah Macky, Heaney & Partners. Councils are often sued for defects in building work in circumstances where they have received and relied upon the expertise...
Is buying locally the answer for council procurement?
By Peter Silcock The ‘buy local’ movement has seen a renaissance over the past year, but the jury is still out on whether councils are...
An opportunity to shape local government future
The upcoming 2021 LGNZ Conference is promised to be an exciting opportunity for all attendees to reimagine local government from the ground up, says LGNZ...
Erebus memorial petition arrives at Parliament
By Vaughan Winiata. A petition with over 12,500 signatures including Erebus families and calling on the Prime Minister to stop the planned construction of an...
Shifting decisions down to street level
By Eric Crampton, chief economist, The New Zealand Initiative. Urban land use planning systems that load councils with the costs of urban growth while letting...