Overseer-judged incorrectly for something it was never designed to do
By Dr Caroline Read, Overseer Limited chief executive. Overseer is committed to continuing to work alongside regional councils in their vital role of delivering improvements...
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Our once in a generation chance to nail infrastructure legislation
By Peter Silcock, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. An exposure draft of the bill has been circulated and a Select Committee is currently digesting...
The public knowledge gap
By Elizabeth Hughes. There are millions of ‘how to’ clips on YouTube covering everything from how to tie your shoelaces to how to make a...
Wellington – we have a problem
Caption: Ross Copland at 2021 QuarryNZ Conference By WAYNE SCOTT, CEO, AGGREGATE AND QUARRY ASSOCIATION. Our country has a $75 billon plus infrastructure deficit to...
Fundamental change – front and centre
By Paula Southgate, mayor, Hamilton. I doubt many people would have left the 2021 LGNZ conference feeling entirely comfortable. I didn’t. Most people find change...
Curb side waste collection madness
As this country is a great follower of UK local government trends, how soon will it be before some council tries to ape the UK...
Awards for outstanding community projects
Hastings and Opotiki district councils and Hamilton City Council scooped the main prizes at the LGNZ Excellence Awards at the association’s 2021 conference in Blenheim,...
Protecting whistle blowers: a new legislative chapter
By Jane Arnott, MNZM, director of The Ethics Conversation. The new Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistle-blowers) Act is imminent. Whistle-blowers can take heart that new...
Beyond ‘liveable’ – the case for creating ‘loveable’ places
The places we visit shape our everyday lives, our health, happiness, and the relationships we form with each other. For a while now, we’ve been...
A silly slogan is not a place brand
Nick Sampson, strategy director with Principals Brand Agency has led place branding and story projects for Taranaki, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Southland and the Hauraki...