Navigating coastal erosion
Coastal erosion poses a complex challenge for local authorities, and tackling the issue calls for a multifaceted approach, including enhanced monitoring, inventory-taking, robust asset management...
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Feeling it in your waters
By Elizabeth Hughes. Some would say councils are wastefully spending rates on nice-to-have pet projects instead of the basics. While councils invested $7 billion in...
Mayoral power and the attraction of a benevolent dictator
By Linda O’Reilly, Special Counsel at Tompkins Wake. Nigel Clark’s guest editorial in the December 2024 issue of Local Government magazine got me thinking. The...
Councils relieved of ‘well-being’ obligations
The Government is taking back central services from local councils, leaving them to “deliver essential services and core infrastructure”. “Earlier this year, the Prime Minister...
A call for a national standard
Image source: Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Roanna Purcaru, Project Director l Lead Engineer, Storm & Surface Water; and Jamie McNeill, Business Group Leader, Geotechnical,...
LG governance model doesn’t work
When a council needs adult supervision, something has gone seriously wrong, says Nick Clark, a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. Local Government Minister...
What you need to know about procurement
By Caroline Boot, NZ Procurement and Probity Services, and Clever Buying. When the buck stops at you for council spending and the consequences of poor...
Electoral Integrity Act is unfit for purpose
Image source: New Zealand Parliament Peter Dunne reflects on what he considers an anti-democratic Act that turns MPs into mere slaves to the dictates of...
Solar – getting to grips with glint and glare
As we transition towards more renewable energy, solar farms have emerged as a crucial component of the country’s sustainable energy strategy and demands the need...
Wonder woman
Charlotte Arcus was named as this year’s Young Stormwater Professional of the Year at the 2024 Stormwater Conference earlier this year. She talks with Mary...