Jonathan Whittaker

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Kia Puawai Management

Kia Puawai

An innovative employment partnership in South Auckland is making a difference The Kia Puawai programme has just walked off with the Supreme Award at the McGredy Winder SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards. Here’s why. As part of Auckland Council’s commitment to improving employment outcomes for South Auckland, its customer...
Major legal rethink needed Legal

Major legal rethink needed

LINDA O’REILLY – PARTNER, BROOKFIELDS LAWYERS What would it take to introduce localism in this country? Maybe the time has come for the idea of localism in New Zealand? I am not sure what appetite the current government has for it, but LGNZ launched its Localism Project at its 2018 conference and has a localism discussion paper due...
What new procurement rules mean for councils Procurement

What new procurement rules mean for councils

In May, Cabinet will accept the 4th Edition of the Government Rules of Procurement, which come into effect on October 1 this year. Caroline Boot spells out the implications for councils. Rule 1: Principles and the Government Charter 1. Each agency must have policies in place that incorporate the five Principles of Government...
Treading water Risk Management

Treading water

Regional councils, property owners and insurers remain stuck in limbo over how best to document and respond to data on our country’s most high-risk flood areas. Ruth Le Pla spoke with Landcare’s Patrick Walsh about the problems of gathering and sharing comparable flood risk data and making sure any final insurance scheme is fair to...
Inclusive growth – Opening Pandora’s Box? Governance

Inclusive growth – Opening Pandora’s Box?

Peter McKinlay lays out the options now unfolding for local government and warns that other entities already see the opportunities for change. The relative status quo of local government’s relationship with its communities has been coming under increasing challenge. The largely top-down delivery of a reasonably well understood range...
Noise and vibration management Special Feature

Noise and vibration management

Local government plays a leading role in managing noise impacts in the community. So how are councils coping in the light of population increases, higher housing density, more construction, more traffic and the increasing use of portable speakers? Patricia Moore reports. There was a time when we were mostly OK living with noise. It was...
Geographic information systems Special Feature

Geographic information systems

What’s next for councils when it comes to geographic information systems? Patricia Moore charts the growth of tools and applications set to solve even more council challenges in coming years. Flying High Through the use of digital mapping cameras and LiDAR sensor technology, Aerial Surveys delivers geospatial products for use in...
No need to be blue Lighting

No need to be blue

Spotlight on LEDs We have a tool for that The newly-developed US Department of Energy Sky Glow Comparison Tool is a simplified method for comparing luminaire and control system contributions to sky glow, allowing the user to vary the output characteristics of each product being compared. This user-friendly tool was designed in 2018...
Age-friendly communities Communities

Age-friendly communities

Hamilton and New Plymouth lead the charge Help for councils The Office for Seniors has released an online toolkit to help councils and community groups start their own age-friendly journeys. The Community Connects grants also offer funding to start development of an Age-friendly Communities Plan or implement an Age-friendly...
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