Road Infrastructure Management Forum
IPWEA and its specialist interest group – RIMS – are holding their annual forum on road management between 28-29 July at the Palmerston North Conference...
Category : LG Magazine
National politics – finance ministers
By Peter Dunne. In our system of government, the Prime Minister is often described as “primus inter pares”, the first among equals, or the chair...
Freedom camping problem unsolved
By Linda O’Reilly, Tompkins Wake. Since the Freedom Camping Act 2011 came into law, numerous local authorities have tried and failed to introduce fully satisfactory...
The Caterpillar 933 – an ideal council machine
Aimed squarely at councils, local bodies and the small owner-operator, Caterpillar’s model 933 track loaders were genuine ‘jack of all trades’ earthmoving machines. Cheap to...
Public policy and undesired consequences
Dr Bryce Wilkinson, Senior Fellow, The New Zealand Initiative. This is going to be a busy and difficult year for the Government. It is planning...
Fundholding through the Gift Collective
Cheryl Spain, CEO of the Gift Trust Nobody knows the remarkable work being done in our communities like our local government community funders. However, local...
Competing for talent in a job seeker’s market
By David Hammond, head of Tribe Leadership Search. Welcome to 2022 from Tribe Leadership Search. We place many of the country’s top leadership across commercial,...
Political party landscape update
By Peter Dunne. Christopher Luxon can feel well pleased with how things have gone since he picked up the previously poisoned chalice of leader of...
A district mayor’s perspective
Greg Lang, the first term mayor of Carterton, a small rural town in the central North Island talks with Richard Silcock about his role representing...
A Significant Election Year for LOCAL GOVERNMENT
By Dr Jean Drage, local government sector expert. It’s election year again for our local councils. In October, we will once again consider just who...