Local elections – let’s celebrate the positive
By Jean Drage. Reflecting on my contribution to LG magazine following the 2022 Local Elections, I am struck by my bleak analysis of the low...
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Mayoral power and the attraction of a benevolent dictator
By Linda O’Reilly, Special Counsel at Tompkins Wake. Nigel Clark’s guest editorial in the December 2024 issue of this magazine got me thinking. The headline...
A call for a national standard
Image source: Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Roanna Purcaru, Project Director l Lead Engineer, Storm & Surface Water; and Jamie McNeill, Business Group Leader, Geotechnical,...
LG governance model doesn’t work
When a council needs adult supervision, something has gone seriously wrong, says Nick Clark, a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. Local Government Minister...
Electoral Integrity Act is unfit for purpose
Image source: New Zealand Parliament Peter Dunne reflects on what he considers an anti-democratic Act that turns MPs into mere slaves to the dictates of...
Wonder woman
Charlotte Arcus was named as this year’s Young Stormwater Professional of the Year at the 2024 Stormwater Conference earlier this year. She talks with Mary...
The founder dilemma
‘I wish there were a button’ … that’s a statement that needs some context – doesn’t it? asks David Hammond, the Executive Search Lead at...
Supreme Court delivers limitation decision
Few things strike more fear into litigation lawyers than limitation dates, says Frana Divich, Partner at Heaney & Partners. If a litigation lawyer misses a...
Call for a national data taskforce
There are many potential fishhooks in reform of the water sector and creating new organisations to run the sector will take significant investment, says Greg...
An opportunity to learn and collaborate
‘Driving Collaboration’ is the heart of the 2024 ALGIM Conference, explains Mike Manson, Chief Executive of the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM). It’s...