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,...
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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...
Hobson’s over-stressed ghost STILL HAUNTS OUR FUTURE
By Alan Titchall, Editorial manager Local Government Magazine. You might have wondered, since the current Labour Party has been in power, why there has been...
Cultural heritage information and councils
By Amanda Cossham and Sarah Welland, lecturers at the Open Polytechnic of NZ and co-directors of Lindisfarne Information Consulting. Local authorities manage cultural and historic...
Holidays Act compliance – the red flags
Article supplied by tax specialist company, Grant Thornton NZ. The Holidays Act 2003 is one of the single hardest pieces of legislation for employers to...
Enhancing a national visitor icon
Boffa Miskell and Stantec have been consulting on the Milford Opportunities Project, managing conservation, landscape and natural hazards within the World Heritage Site. By Andrew...
The hare-brained MDRS
DAVID SEYMOUR, LEADER OF THE ACT PARTY. Labour and National have promised new homes to a generation by burying their normal political differences. Unfortunately, their...
The bidding game – HOW TO WIN
By Stephen Mockett, general manager, Plan A. Trying to write a tender submission without clear win themes is like, well – herding cats. Most successful...