Using an interactive digital story
Delivering significant regeneration projects at scale is a massive undertaking, particularly when it is a jigsaw of complexity. By James Reddish, WSP Technical Principal Catchment...
Category : Features
Blueprint for humane cat treatment
Local Authorities are confronted with the responsibility of developing proposals for the management of cats, largely due to pressures placed upon them by the conservation...
LEST WE FORGET
Wellington City Council marks 100 years since Gallipoli. By councillor Andy Foster. One hundred years on, it is almost impossible to imagine a repetition of...
In praise of good work
So many senior people in local government have told us how much they rely on the all-round wonderfulness of their executive and personal assistants that...
The way we work
Auckland Council has an enormous opportunity to change the way it handles employment relations in the next five to 10 years. Chief executive Stephen Town...
Growing grassroots local government
Mick Lester is on a mission to nurture the next generation of people willing to enter local government. He tells Ruth Le Pla how it’s...
Hand in hand: two plans – one story
An award-winning project in Rolleston shows the benefit of joined-up planning, says David Allan. Selwyn District Council, Boffa Miskell and Global Leisure Group recently won the...
UP THERE WITH THE BEST: WHY KIWI ASSET MANAGERS ARE HOT
Vicki Deighton, CEO of Canadian asset management software company Deighton Associates, visited New Zealand recently and cites our public infrastructure asset managers − especially in roading −...
PUTTING CUSTOMERS FIRST: MUCH MORE THAN A MAKEOVER
Hamilton City Council is transforming its customer services experience to meet the changing needs of its community....