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Should I stay or should I go? LG Magazine

Should I stay or should I go?

Show off or shoo-in? What kind of elected member will you be? I am addicted to local government live-streaming. There. I’ve admitted it. (And, apparently, I’m not much fun at parties either.) What’s not to love? For example: the new-fangled ideas, the insightful debate, the enthusiasm and respect for all views, the big...
Building out waste LG Magazine

Building out waste

Building out waste - Tackling construction and demolition waste is critical to Zero Waste to Landfill targets, writes Parul Sood. By the end of the 2018/19 financial year on June 30, Auckland’s construction and demolition (C&D) sector had produced an estimated 570,000 tonnes of waste. That’s the equivalent of 196 storeys with...
Let’s test the market LG Magazine

Let’s test the market

Appointing a new CE starts with a robust end of term review. Mike Stenhouse People in governance roles often say that appointing the chief executive is the most critical decision they will ever make in their governance career. Certainly, this is no truer than in local government when many councillors find themselves appointing a chief...
Local by default LG Magazine

Local by default

Local governance in Wiltshire, UK Anyone wanting to see how the localism model could play out in New Zealand would do well to look at Wiltshire in the UK. For the past 10 years, much of the decision-making in the county has been devolved to 18 community area boards carrying real powers. Steve Milton, writing from the UK, was part of the...
How much well-being was in that budget? LG Magazine

How much well-being was in that budget?

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 simply remain a rhetorical overlay over traditional public-sector practice. Government has delivered New Zealand’s, and possibly the world’s, first...
Meet the Local Government Learning Hub LG Magazine

Meet the Local Government Learning Hub

A new entity, the LGLH – local government learning hub, has been launched to provide a tailored approach to learning. Vern Walsh (former Auckland City councillor and community board chair) and one of the four partners in LGLH, says the focus of the new learning hub will be on induction and training crafted to meet specific...
New green infrastructure programme LG Magazine

New green infrastructure programme

Auckland Council and WSP Opus are teaming up to launch the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) in this country. The NGICP is a US-based scheme offering a credential for the construction, installation, inspection and maintenance of green infrastructure (GI). It is designed to meet international best practice...
Dates for your Diary LG Magazine

Dates for your Diary

2019 July 3 – 4  Best Practice Property Management. TBA, Auckland  July 6 Te Maruata Hui 2019. Venue TBA July 7– 9 LGNZ Conference and EXCELLENCE Awards. TSB Arena, Wellington July 23 – 24   Coatings and Corrosion Conference. Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland   July 24 – 25   International Corrosion...
Winning ways in election year LG Magazine

Winning ways in election year

SIR BOB HARVEY / HOW TO WIN THE NEXT ELECTION Some home truths from someone who’s been there, done that. I hope you’ve been campaigning for the past three years because that’s what it takes to win an election. You never stop shaking hands, kissing babies, cutting ribbons and always being available. I was fortunate enough to win...
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