The right materials for roading projects
New specifications for roading aggregate put demands on both the quarry industry and those within councils to ensure the right specification materials are used for...
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Building procurement capability
Caroline Boot from NZ Procurement explains why the updated and streamlined fifth edition of the Procurement Rules is a powerful reminder to this sector of...
Leaky home lessons
The High Court decision of Keys & Others v Patterson & Others [2025] NZHC 2676 was a leaky building case highlighting issues for councils involved...
Government sets consent expectations
Chris Bishop, the Minister for RMA Reform, along with the Ministers for Agriculture and the Environment, has sent clear expectations to all regional and unitary...
Seismic sense on its way
The earthquake-prone building system brought in almost 10 years ago as a reaction to the Christchurch quakes will be refocused to reduce repair costs. “While...
Sharing the pain
Reports from Australia indicate the local government sector has reached a crossroads, where federal and state funding no longer covers the extra services and responsibilities...
Watercare’s new CEO
Image: Jamie (left) and Simon Bridges look in Auckland’s 16.2- km central interceptor wastewater tunnel. LG magazine talks with the new CEO of our country’s...
Deciding between Bishop’s choice
Auckland Council’s Policy and Planning Committee conducted an intense and heated seven-hour meeting back in September to consider two Government options for Auckland’s future planning...
They just don’t care
Local Government in our new Aotearoa is only ‘local democracy’ in theory and not in reality, reflected in the small percentage of eligible voters who...
Trapped within their bubbles
Peter Dunne writes: “The great Scottish poet Robbie Burns’ famous quote, ‘O wad some Power the giftie gie us to see oursels as ithers see...