Community participation in resource management
By Barry Mosley, principal planner/director, Auckland Council The Resource Management Act has governed the management of land, air and water in New Zealand since 1991....
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National Erebus memorial – the Government’s perspective
Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage deputy chief executive Delivery, Tamsin Evans, responds to the article ‘The tragedy of the National Erebus Memorial project’...
An opportunity to shape local government future
The upcoming 2021 LGNZ Conference is promised to be an exciting opportunity for all attendees to reimagine local government from the ground up, says LGNZ...
Erebus memorial petition arrives at Parliament
By Vaughan Winiata. A petition with over 12,500 signatures including Erebus families and calling on the Prime Minister to stop the planned construction of an...
Road management trial rejected by locals
A traffic management project trial in an Auckland suburb had to be abandoned after it was sabotaged by irate local residents. The Auckland Council’s Maungakiekie-Tamaki...
Spatial planning – be ready by starting now
By Robert Brodnax, Beca principal advisory; Annika Lane, Beca senior associate – spatial and policy planning; and Amelia Linzey, Beca Group director advisory and chief...
Bus service contracts a barrier to electric buses
Electric Autobus managing director Erich Livengood is expecting electric buses to become mainstream after the launch of Auckland’s 12 Citylinks (operated by NZ Bus) electric...
The tragedy of the National Erebus Memorial project
The author (pictured ) with Dame Naida Glavish, in front of Te Ha Photo credit: John Crawford Regular LG contributor Vaughan Winiata speaks his...
Once more unto the breach – or maybe not
Photo source: Parliamentary Commission By Alan Titchall, managing editor, Contrafed Publishing. A ‘forlorn hope’ is a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the...
Making a sow’s ear into a pricey silk purse
Something that the LTP process highlights even more than in local government elections are the ‘delusions of relevance’ that local government operates under. By Elizabeth...