Stop dragging treaty into policies where it’s of dubious value
By Shane Jones, former Labour MP and NZ First MP. As the Covid virus continued to move through the community, another virus spreads across our political...
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It’s land and its wet but is it a wetland?
By Mike Doesburg, partner at Wynn Williams, specialising in resource management and environmental law. The Government’s Essential Freshwater Package had admirable ambitions: halting degradation of...
Transmission Gully – the pathway to the Wellington region’s future
Caption: At the very beginning and the Transmission Gully projects Sod-turning in September 2014 were from left: David Jurd, Leighton Contractors managing director; Ohariu MP...
Kaua e whakatauira Maori tena koe
Alan Titchall, managing editor, Contrafed Publishing Maoridom has become a ‘political’ football in recent years and if you need to translate the heading (‘Don’t stereotype...
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...
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...