Spatial planning – be ready by starting now
By Robert Brodnax, Beca principal advisory; Annika Lane, Beca senior associate – spatial and policy planning; and Amelia Linzey, Beca Group director advisory and chief...
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Bus service contracts a barrier to electric buses
Electric Autobus managing director Erich Livengood is expecting electric buses to become mainstream after the launch of Auckland’s 12 Citylinks (operated by NZ Bus) electric...
Mixed reaction to two-year local government review
The Government has initiated the first independent review of the local government sector in three decades that will focus on how “local democracy” and local...
Waiting on water reform details with bated breath
Councils around the country will be waiting eagerly for Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta to announce more details on the Government’s cloudy water services and...
The tragedy of the National Erebus Memorial project
The author (pictured ) with Dame Naida Glavish, in front of Te Ha Photo credit: John Crawford Regular LG contributor Vaughan Winiata speaks his...
Once more unto the breach – or maybe not
Photo source: Parliamentary Commission By Alan Titchall, managing editor, Contrafed Publishing. A ‘forlorn hope’ is a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the...
Making a sow’s ear into a pricey silk purse
Something that the LTP process highlights even more than in local government elections are the ‘delusions of relevance’ that local government operates under. By Elizabeth...
Procurement and contracts – an 2021 update
Contracts, RFTs and Response Forms are all important components of a robust procurement and contract management process. But with multiple options to choose from, confusion...
Another look at the perils of council decision-making
Another look at the perils of council decision-making By Linda O’Reilly, Brookfields. Since its enactment, the constraints on the power of general competence provided by...
International success for Kiwi-made public loo
The kiwi-designed Exeloo, as featured in LG magazine, was named best public toilet facility in the United States recently. Below: Exeloo facility at Sunkist Bay,...