Community boards and the future for local government
As councils reflect on the recommendations in the Future for Local Government report, and as some begin their next representation review, Gavin Beattie, a former...
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Devolution is the next big thing
By Josie Pagani, political strategist and commentator. In a cosy basement bar in Copenhagen, my Danish friend and I were entertaining ourselves after a couple...
The countdown to our future has begun
By Dr Muriel Newman NZ Centre for Political Research, originally published in the NZCPR May magazine, and redacted for Local Government magazine. The release of...
Infrastructure – the elephant in the urban intensification room
Since this article was published in the November 202 issue of Local Government magazine, Auckland suffered a major flooding disaster over the city’s anniversary weekend,...
When urban intensification doesn’t work
Caption: Balmoral School playing field turned into a huge lake that spilled into the local suburb flooding housing during the storm over Auckland, January 27,...
Essential public safeguards to democracy
The offices of the Ombudsman and the Controller and Auditor-General are two important independent statutory agencies charged with protecting aspects of the public interest against...
Urban places – dare to be bold
Russell Halliday, programme delivery director and market leader – Urban Places at Stantec, looks at urban places as about place and, more importantly, about the...
Fall-out from the 2022 elections – the grim reality
Another local election. Another bout of breast-beating over the lack of interest in standing for election and engaging in the act of voting. By Dr...
Celebrating multicultural Aotearoa
One of Hamilton City Council’s most treasured and colourful fixtures was celebrated this month when the city hosted its final citizenship ceremony of 2022. Attendees,...
Guidance to council facilities and public spaces
Councils have received welcome guidance on their obligations to hire facilities to groups expressing controversial views. Article by Tompkins Wake. Prior to the pandemic, councils...