A journey with cancer
Alan Titchall says he’s not an expert on cancer but, from experience, he offers this existentialist advice: Cancer is not to be feared but managed,...
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Simplifying local government – nonsense
By Elizabeth Hughes, strategy and policy delivery expert. ‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things; Of shoes – and ships...
Editorial
From rubbish to rates to dog bylaws, nothing impacts people’s everyday lives as much as local government. The sector is at a time of immense...
It must be that time again…
As regular as a royal visit, every few years the issue of local government reorganisation rears its head – and then quickly fades away. Reform is...
Our way or the highway
The Government, through RMA Reform and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Local Government Minister Simon Watts, has given councils a three-month ‘Head Start’ ultimatum to...
Cyber security for critical infrastructure: getting it right
By Mike Manson, Chief Executive of ALGIM (Association of Local Government Information Management) On a Wednesday morning at a small district council, the two IT...
Council faces impending community job losses
The Hastings District Council, already facing debt and ongoing storm repairs, discusses the community implications of the McCain and Heinz Wattie’s closures in January as...
A political perspective
As we head towards the election three interconnected difficulties shape voter sentiment, writes Dr Muriel Newman, from the NZCPR. Original comment abridged. A deepening cost‑of‑living...
More than just a visitor centre
The Dolomite Point Redevelopment and Punangairi Visitor Centre are lessons in the way collaboration turned a well-visited coastal area into a national showcase of local...
Bishop reveals actions to strengthen corridor management
Transport Minister Chris Bishop spoke at the Apopo Congress 2026 (May 21 2026), for infrastructure asset management professionals, on the subject of improved corridor management...