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Representation reviews LG Magazine

Representation reviews

Gavin Beattie of the Local Government Commission sets out important procedural matters for councils when considering feedback from their communities on their initial representation review proposals and in moving to final proposals. Fifty-seven councils are required to review their representation arrangements prior to the 2019 local...
The future of water – The debate continues LG Magazine

The future of water – The debate continues

Alan Titchall reports from the two-day Water Summit 2018, attended by local government delegates, industry experts and central government officials, who will be implementing regulatory water change in the future. As LGNZ president Dave Cull pointed out in his opening address, a summit on delivering future three waters solutions...
Infrastructure New Zealand report suggests changes for local authorities LG Magazine

Infrastructure New Zealand report suggests changes for local authorities

A new report calls for incentives and flexibility to resolve problems with infrastructure and urban development in this country. Importantly, it puts forward a number of changes for local government. Infrastructure New Zealand’s report, Enabling City Growth: Lessons from the USA, bases its findings on a visit to Portland, Denver,...
Guide provides electric vehicle pointers LG Magazine

Guide provides electric vehicle pointers

A new guide to help local authorities make their communities more friendly to electric vehicles (EVs) is now available. Driving a Low Emissions Economy summarises the environmental, social and economic case for EVs, provides advice on operational and long-term planning, and outlines practical steps councils can take to help our country...
Watch this space - What’s coming up and local government viewing guide. LG Magazine

Watch this space - What’s coming up and local government viewing guide.

Our pregnant Prime Minister may have impressed the Queen and Hillary Clinton, but it was the Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta who charmed the crowd at the recent SOLGM Excellence Awards. It was interesting to see a room packed with senior local government officials offer spontaneous applause to the new minister when she...
Smart Solutions - Geographic information systems LG Magazine

Smart Solutions - Geographic information systems

Geospatial technologies are capturing the imagination and the headlines. But what impact are they having at local authority level? Patricia Moore looks at the science of where. Drones, driverless cars and sensor-driven cities; are we living in the future? Are cash-strapped councils accessing these smart solutions to improve performance...
Smart Solutions Planning LG Magazine

Smart Solutions Planning

With councils deep in the throes of their 2018-28 long term plans, Patricia Moore asked four specialists how planning processes are changing and how local authorities and their communities could benefit. Spare a thought for council planners confronted by issues around population growth and decline, implementing legislation, emerging...
New foundation - Cementing in a place for Maori law in resource management LG Magazine

New foundation - Cementing in a place for Maori law in resource management

Should the Resource Management Act be reformed to provide a stronger direction in recognising the importance of Maori law in resource consent decision-making? University of Otago professor of law Jacinta Ruru says that, when pitted against other components such as business, Maori law fast becomes just a nice-to-have value. Earlier this...
Going digital right from the start LG Magazine

Going digital right from the start

District plans are a key planning document for communities but how do councils make them easy to use – or even get residents to have their say during plan reviews? New Plymouth District Council has broken new ground in this area and it’s so far received three awards for its efforts. A concerted push Going digital isn’t new for...
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