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One-stop-shop for property information LG Magazine

One-stop-shop for property information

Shifting property information records online has been a long, and sometimes complicated, process for Taupo District Council. Lorraine Wade talked to delegates at the ALGIM Autumn Conference through a project that has been at least 13 years in the making. For council customers, the need for online access to property information was...
Water reform – The three big-picture issues on the table LG Magazine

Water reform – The three big-picture issues on the table

Water New Zealand has just finished a series of workshops around the country discussing the big questions the government is facing over its plans to reform the way drinking, waste and stormwater is managed. CEO John Pfahlert outlines the pros and cons around the options. At the Local Government New Zealand Conference in July, officials...
Infrastructure: the state of play – One man’s view LG Magazine

Infrastructure: the state of play – One man’s view

Lawyer Adam Feeley is well known for his staunch views and career spanning the Serious Fraud Office, Queenstown Lakes District Council and, now, independent advisory firm Rationale. He pulled no punches at the IPWEA NZ Conference in his reality check on the state of play of local government infrastructure. Adam Feeley is principal...
Sam Johnson – Looking for local heroes LG Magazine

Sam Johnson – Looking for local heroes

Sam Johnson was the driving force behind the Student Volunteer Army during the Christchurch earthquakes. Back in town to launch the Community Guardians Project at this year’s LGNZ conference, he called on councils to play their part in a scheme that shifts control away from institutions and hands decision-making and actions back to...
Consultation documents: Better but still room for improvement LG Magazine

Consultation documents: Better but still room for improvement

The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has singled out four councils’ consultation documents as good examples for others to follow. In its recent report, Long-term plans: Our audits of councils’ consultation documents, the OAG encouraged all councils to consider the examples from Hauraki, Waimate, Horowhenua and Gisborne district...
Climate risk & materiality – Linda O'Reilly, Brookfields LG Magazine

Climate risk & materiality – Linda O'Reilly, Brookfields

Salvation may demand disclosure but disclosure can be risky. Over the past five or six years, there has been increased focus on disclosure by corporations of their risk of exposure to climate change. It is now a commonly-held view that, where there is an obligation to report on strategies and prospects of future financial years,...
Smart solutions – Contaminated land LG Magazine

Smart solutions – Contaminated land

Urban growth is putting pressure on councils to clean up contaminated land. Current regulations are not quite tailored for the job and can be open to interpretation. So, is it time for a nationally-led more consistent approach? Patricia Moore has been digging the dirt. Our country has an estimated 20,000 contaminated land sites....
New service with twice the chemical kick LG Magazine

New service with twice the chemical kick

A new chemical collection service has not only seen Palmerston North residents safely dispose of over 800 kilograms of unwanted chemicals for free, but also helped educate them around hazardous waste. The MyHazWaste service, run by chemical collection experts 3R Group, held its first event in Palmerston North on June 16. The...
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