Shakeup over historic water permits in Otago
The Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) water strategy is set for a radical shakeup following a government investigation last year into the council’s inability to deal...
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Plea to keep land in public ownership
Above: A part of the land near the coastal town of Paekakariki that may be sold following completion of the nearby Transmission Gully Motorway. (Photo:...
Building trust and confidence starts at the top
by Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. On a pre-Christmas “Council induction” roadie with my LGLH (www.LGLH.co.nz) colleagues, a newly minted councillor was feeling very anxious...
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...
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...