Our Chicken Little Syndrome
Have we become paranoid over our historically tempestuous weather, asks Alan Titchall, reviewing the drama around the storms in April (2026) Cyclone Vaianu last month,...
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Success is no accident
Image: Caroline with husband Tim Duffett and son Chester. Caroline Boot, the founder of the NZ Procurement Institute, talks with LG magazine contributor Jane Warwick...
Regional councils already represent flood resilience
From national strategy to regional delivery, Dr Deon Swiggs, Chair of the Canterbury Regional Council, Chair of LGNZ Regional Sector, and Resource Management Act Commissioner,...
Using digital tech begins with outcomes
Mike Manson, Chief Executive of ALGIM and global president of Linked Organisation of Local Authority ICT Societies (LOLA), outlines how councils worldwide are using advanced...
Defending local democracy
The Buller District Council’s submission on the Simplifying Local Government reform proposal exemplifies why a central government ‘one-solution-to-fit-them-all’ won’t work. Buller District Council Mayor Chris...
Local Water Done Well or not?
If you think you understand water treatment, think again, says Iain Rabbitts, who has over 25 years’ experience in the water services industry. In principle,...
Zoning out amenity
Mike Doesburg, a partner at Wynn Williams, asks: what will land use plans look like in a system deliberately blind to visual amenity? The topic...
On the subject of reform
It’s clear that local government has reached a turning point. Reform is no longer theoretical, it’s happening, and in many respects it’s long overdue, writes...
A lesson in hazard landscapes
Photo: NZ Defence Force. Cyclone Gabrielle left more than physical devastation in its wake. It also prompted difficult legal questions about risk, responsibility and the...
A relentless burden of change
Linda O’Reilly, Special Counsel at Tompkins Wake, spent much of the Christmas/New Year break doomscrolling and weather watching and came up with this perspective on...