Making a sow’s ear into a pricey silk purse
Something that the LTP process highlights even more than in local government elections are the ‘delusions of relevance’ that local government operates under. By Elizabeth...
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Got your shovel (and aggregate) ready?
By about this time last year, the pandemic caused us to head towards a month of lockdown. Wayne Scott, CEO, Aggregate and Quarry Association comments....
Why Palmy needs branding help
The pandemic turned the international tourism tap off overnight. As a consequence, domestic tourism has been thrown into the spotlight. So, what attracts us to...
Understanding your code of conduct
Patrick Corish from Franks Ogilvie looks at the value of the local government Code of Conduct in the light of increased discussion in the media...
Another look at the perils of council decision-making
Another look at the perils of council decision-making By Linda O’Reilly, Brookfields. Since its enactment, the constraints on the power of general competence provided by...
Fixing local government: get the basics right
By Monique Poirier, campaigns manager, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance. The case for local government boils down to the belief that a local community has a better...
Fixing a broken relationship
By Vaughan Winiata, VFormation, and small business advocate. Dollars to Doughnuts is an old betting term dating back to the 1880s, it was used to...
Watercare’s universal pandemic plan
Towards the end of last year Watercare, our largest water and wastewater utility, released an interactive pandemic plan under the Creative Commons license (CC BY),...
Working with oversize transport Industry
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, Heavy haulage Association. The oversize transport industry plays a crucial role in supporting the infrastructure efforts of local authorities and,...
Lessons from yesterday and questions for tomorrow
By Alan Titchall, managing editor, Contrafed Publishing. Many thanks and season’s wishes to our readers, contributors and advertisers. We have pulled through a very tough,...