Decisions looming on Representation Issues
While new requirements relating to the establishment of Maori wards and constituencies are still awaiting enactment in the Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill, Gavin Beattie,...
Author : Alan Titchall
Award-winning community portal
Ruapehu District Council’s award-winning digital portal is enabling collaboration and agreement on action points, funding and targeting of resources to improve community well-being and prosperity....
Our basic right to express a view
By Peter Dunne During the first Covid lockdown the Government cleverly and skilfully used the tactic of ‘inclusion’ to build support for its initiatives and...
Future response to extreme weather EVENTS
By Linda O’Reilly, special counsel, Tompkins Wake. Lawyers are supposed to specialise in sober reflection, but the impact of Auckland Anniversary Weekend flooding and Cyclone...
Better council governance
In my work, there has been a noticeable uptick of governance review and capability-building work in 2022. By David Hammond, the head of Tribe leadership...
The Father and founder of ALGIM
Jim Higgins is an internet pioneer, early computer adopter, and the father and founder of the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM). By Jennie Gutry,...
For the want of an informed vote
By Richard Prebble, former ACT Part leader and Labour Party member. We were told postal voting was the way to increase voter turnout. It was...
Don’t let the future run you over – you are there – now do something!
By Linda O’Reilly, Tompkins Wake. Welcome to all newly elected and re-elected mayors, chairs, councillors, local and community board members. I am by nature an...
RMA reform needs to be done right
By Simon Court, ACT party infrastructure and local government spokesperson, and civil and environmental engineer with 23-years’ experience in roles for the private sector and...
Local democracy challenge
Grant Duncan, the Associate Professor, School of People, Environment and Planning, at Massey University. A commentator on public affairs, his most recent book is The Problem of...