Predictably, the Government intends to go ahead with its proposed four independent three water entities after numerous councils around the country rejected it as an...
By Dr Alastair Barnett, Chair, IAHR Flood Risk Management Technical Committee. On 19 October, the Government announced; “New building intensification rules will mean up to...
Councils around the country are reeling with the Government’s cavalier dismissal of resource consents for the sake of chasing ‘affordable housing’, in the face of...
By Brett Crombie, director, Straightedge Accounting. The tempestuous business environment of the past 18 months has led to bankruptcies for some businesses and record profits...
Despite our national housing crisis and despite growth coming at us like a freight train, one fundamental issue is failing to ignite public debate. By...
Local Government magazine talks with John Duguid, the general manager for Plans and Places at Auckland Council, about the pressures of the NPSUD that came...
By Dr Caroline Read, Overseer Limited chief executive. Overseer is committed to continuing to work alongside regional councils in their vital role of delivering improvements...
By Peter Silcock, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. An exposure draft of the bill has been circulated and a Select Committee is currently digesting...