The Tourism burden grows
LGNZ president Dave Cull says that Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton is on the money with his new report warning that domestic and...
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The 2020 general election
Could your council’s plan B become plan A? by Vaughan Winiata The recent local body elections highlighted working relationships between local and central government nationwide....
Canada’s water services
As a suburban Christchurch lad, getting to experience working life in Vancouver was something of a culture shock. Canada, while remarkably like New Zealand, is...
NZ Local Government Magazine (May 2017)
May 2017 edition Council–Māori engagement – New models on the horizon … Mana Whakahono A Rohe – What Iwi Participation Agreements mean for councils …...
TP108 – Where to from here?
Graham Levy, senior technical director Water Resources at Beca, won the 2017 Water New Zealand Stormwater Group Paper of the Year award for these findings which...
Short-term rental accommodation: To rate or not to rate?
Councils from Thames-Coromandel, Queenstown, Marlborough, Rotorua and Auckland have to find fair ways to fund tourism infrastructure. David Hammond looks at some of the options....
Bribery & corruption: How vulnerable is your council?
Peter Winefield says bribery and corruption could happen in any council in New Zealand. He suggests some practical ways to guard against it. And he...
Mana Whakahono a Rohe : Iwi participation arrangements What do they mean for councils?
Allowing iwi authorities to participate in resource management and decision-making processes is not the same as handing decision-making over to unelected parties, says Brookfields Lawyers...
Far horizons: Asset management and long-term planning
How well are councils adapting to the longer timeframes and deeper analysis now required under 30-year infrastructure planning regimes? Ruth Le Pla takes a look...
Play among the tombstones
Cemeteries as community hubs and recreation spaces? It’s a trend that’s gathering steam internationally, and a concept that was front and centre during New Zealand’s...