2018 will be a big year for the environment
Big changes in environmental management are coming fast. Business as usual is not on offer anymore. Gary Taylor, chief executive, Environmental Defence Society. Who would have...
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A tale of two cities: Local government, community events and social capital building
This thesis, A tale of two cities: Local government, community events and social capital building, was presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the...
A seismic shift in design
This paper, ‘A seismic shift in design – embedding safety, resilience and value into post-earthquake designs’, was presented at Water New Zealand’s Annual Conference. Beca...
A sea change year for waste minimisation?
Three big-ticket items will dominate councils’ waste minimisation agendas this year. Paul Evans, Chief Executive, Waste Management Institute New Zealand With the confluence of a...
2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards: Results
Congratulations to all the councils whose entries were selected as winners, highly commended and finalists in the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards. Sixty-three applications were received...
7 smart digital moves by councils
How to boost biosecurity, recruit more cost-effectively, deliver news, consult more widely and build intranets that staff really want to use? Councils share the technologies...
A construction estimator’s tale
I am a commercial construction estimator. Each work day my worth rests in my ability
to decipher and deliver costs on building construction projects. I...
2015 SOLGM Overseas Manager Exchanges
Congratulations to the following local government managers who have been awarded 2015 SOLGM Overseas Manager Exchanges. These recipients get to further develop their management skills and...
2015 SOLGM Leadership Scholarships
Congratulations to the following local government managers who are the recipients of this year’s SOLGM Leadership Scholarships. Mt Eliza Business School Leadership Development Programme Sponsored...
A broad band of opportunity
The government wants councils at the centre of decisions on how it will spend up to $350 million in extra funding pledged for urban and...