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...
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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...
Got your shovel (and aggregate) ready?
By about this time last year, the pandemic caused us to head towards a month of lockdown. Wayne Scott, CEO, Aggregate and Quarry Association comments....
Communication with contractors vital for positive climate outcomes
With everything else going on in the world at the moment, it’s easy to forget about the looming threat of climate change. Peter Silcock, chief...
Keep ex MPs out of local government please
One of the drums I bang repeatedly is the poor engagement between our small business communities and their respective local governments. Vaughan Winiata, VFormation and small business...
Why Palmy needs branding help
The pandemic turned the international tourism tap off overnight. As a consequence, domestic tourism has been thrown into the spotlight. So, what attracts us to...
Designing and operating roads for oversize
The way that our roads are planned and managed is to try to suit the majority of road users to keep them safe and to operate...
Prohibitory injunctions case study
Frana Divich, partner, Heaney & Partners. Every council has at least one constituent that would describe themselves as a ‘political commenter’ and a “frequent critic...
Mining for community well-being
Many mining companies have voluntarily set about mitigating old mining sites without obligation out of a sense of community involvement. Peter Owens looks at one...