Smart communities approach
By Mike Manson, Chief Executive of the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM). Imagine being able to keep an eye on rising floodwaters before...
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Recruiting locally versus from overseas
Way back in January 2008, David Law, an employment relations and recruitment consultant, wrote an article relating to the fight for talent among local authorities....
New Zealand’s silent wealth transfer
The Government has proposed three funding and financing changes to deal with the historic problem of new development not paying the full cost of the...
Lesson in urban flooding
Large councils around the country are starting to appreciate that even if a flood zone hasn’t flooded for decades, it is still not wise to...
Determined success
While an accident took Jason Ross from athlete to quadriplegic in an instant, it didn’t dull his drive to achieve. In the face of extreme...
Among last left in the Paris Agreement
Image: U.S. Secretary of State [at the time] John Kerry participates in the event on the UN Paris Agreement Entry into Force at the United...
The demise of meaningful political debate
MMP was expected to break the old Parliamentary duopoly of National and Labour and lead to far more inclusive and diverse political debate. By Peter...
Open letter to Minister Bishop
By Bernie Wanden, Horowhenua District Council Mayor. Last month (January 2025) I wrote a letter to newly-appointed Transport Minister Chris Bishop, congratulating him on his...
Rating Maori Land
By Linda O’Reilly, Special Counsel, Tompkins Wake. A recent report on the use of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Maori) Amendment Act 2021 to successfully...
The horizon for resource management
Mike Doesburg, Partner at Wynn Williams and specialist in resource management and environmental law, looks at what lies ahead in terms of environmental law reform....