Elections are over – let the triennium begin
By Mike Doesburg, a partner at Wynn Williams who acts for councils on a wide range of local government and environmental issues. The reality of...
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Protecting essential aggregate resources
Quarry operators around the country are pleased the Government’s new National Policy Statement on Highly Productive Land extends to quarries, says Aggregate & Quarry Association...
More Government information on its RMA reform
Infrastructure minister David Parker gave his fourth speech in recent months about resource management reform through a framework the MfE has worked out closely with...
DEMOCRACY & FREE SPEECH – two sides of the same coin
By Jonathan Ayling, chief executive, Free Speech Union. Democracy and free speech are two sides of the same coin. It is hard to imagine a...
Government reveals its RMA reforms
Minister for the Environment, David Parker spoke at the LGNZ conference in July on governance and decision-making in the Labour Party’s proposed RMA reform. He insists ...
Sensible legislation in time for 2025 LG elections
By Linda O’Reilly, Tompkins Wake It is election time, so naturally I will talk about elections; just not the one coming up in October. The...
Dressing up to be elected
Dressing up to be elected By Elizabeth Hughes In 2015 the internet broke when we all got divided into blue dress/gold dress people (for those...
From the bottom up – giving it a sniff
By Elizabeth Hughes. This might be an understatement, but change is in the wind for local government. Obviously, the entire sector is fully engaged in...
Project completion reporting
By Stephen Mockett, General Manager, Plan A. A tool for accountability and learning, or a pain in the ….? Many managers I talk with admit...
You can’t carry a 40 litre bag of potting mix on public transport
By Alan Titchall. I filled out a council transport survey last month. It asked me to pick a recent self-drive journey and, through drop down options,...