Freedom camping – South Taranaki style
South Taranaki District Council has won the Tompkins Wake Award for Better Policy and Regulation for its innovative approach to freedom camping. It celebrated at...
Author : Jonathan Whittaker
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...