Technology-driven disruptive change is shifting economic, social, political and cultural norms. Christine Coste told attendees at the recent NZPI Conference in Napier it will also...
What does the ‘well-being budget’ mean for councils? Peter McKinlay goes looking for evidence of government’s transformational thinking. For, without that, he says well-being will...
The State Services Commission’s review of the Protected Disclosures Act 2000 is evidence that speaking up is going to become more important to those operating...
Localism now A citizens’ jury in action The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation VicHealth is a statutory authority in the Australian state of Victoria. Last year...
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...
Central & local government roles The Policy Observatory at Auckland University of Technology has a series of publications on some local government governance issues, which...
But what does that mean? WHAT’S WRONG RIGHT NOW? Central government’s getting a free lunch It passes duties and responsibilities to local government. Then gives...