Decisions looming on Representation Issues
While new requirements relating to the establishment of Maori wards and constituencies are still awaiting enactment in the Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill, Gavin Beattie,...
Category : Local Democracy
Award-winning community portal
Ruapehu District Council’s award-winning digital portal is enabling collaboration and agreement on action points, funding and targeting of resources to improve community well-being and prosperity....
For the want of an informed vote
By Richard Prebble, former ACT Part leader and Labour Party member. We were told postal voting was the way to increase voter turnout. It was...
Don’t let the future run you over – you are there – now do something!
By Linda O’Reilly, Tompkins Wake. Welcome to all newly elected and re-elected mayors, chairs, councillors, local and community board members. I am by nature an...
Elections are over – let the triennium begin
By Mike Doesburg, a partner at Wynn Williams who acts for councils on a wide range of local government and environmental issues. The reality of...
DEMOCRACY & FREE SPEECH – two sides of the same coin
By Jonathan Ayling, chief executive, Free Speech Union. Democracy and free speech are two sides of the same coin. It is hard to imagine a...
Sensible legislation in time for 2025 LG elections
By Linda O’Reilly, Tompkins Wake It is election time, so naturally I will talk about elections; just not the one coming up in October. The...
Dressing up to be elected
Dressing up to be elected By Elizabeth Hughes In 2015 the internet broke when we all got divided into blue dress/gold dress people (for those...
From the bottom up – giving it a sniff
By Elizabeth Hughes. This might be an understatement, but change is in the wind for local government. Obviously, the entire sector is fully engaged in...
The Auditor-General is watching
With legislative reform proceeding in all directions, I am spoilt for choice about really big things happening in the local government space to write about...