Politicians duck for cover on Head Start
If New Zealand is going to undertake the most significant reform of local government in a generation, it needs a far more careful, considered and...
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Tsunami of change for local government
The risk is not necessarily the reforms themselves – it is the cumulative weight of implementing them all at once, writes Mike Doesburg, Wynn Williams...
Remarkable feat of civil engineering
An Auckland sewer tunnel earned two awards at this year’s CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards, which were presented on 14 August as part of the...
The battlefield of local government reform
The number one reason why Simon Watts and Chris Bishop have suddenly put the brakes on Head Start is a fear of suffering at the...
Māori and local government: navigating shifting legislation
The Government’s programme reflects a coherent, if contested, policy position that Māori interests in local governance should be accommodated through targeted statutory provisions and direct...
Wake-up call for councils
This editorial has been updated to reflect the fact Tauranga City Council CEO Marty Grenfell resigned. Council officials around the country should be scouring agendas,...
Capping rates – a danger for local & central government
We need an inquiry into local government funding, but it must have cross-party support and a clear commitment to implement its recommendations, write Andy Asquith,...
Turning vision into reality
The next phase of local government reform is about taking the foundations established through priorities, community voice, evidence and process, and applying them to three...
Costly, frustrating Head Start process
Image: Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. (Source: US Embassy) By Natasha Jojoa Burling A costly process Wellington City Council says the Head Start failure was a...
Doing more with less
The goal is not to spend more, but to make every investment work harder, writes Warren and Mahoney Principal Architect Vajini Pannila. Vajini is giving a...