Give us a local voice in RMA reform, too
By Mayor of Hamilton, Paula Southgate Everyone across the country, and certainly in local government, has focused extensively on the fast-moving, ever-changing arena of reform. ...
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Views on revamped three waters reform
Photo: The boundaries of the ten water services entities. By Alan Titchall. A wolf now dressed up as a lamb? Most councils and observers remain...
Responding to serious challenges TOGETHER
By Alan Pollard, Civil Contractors New Zealand, Chief Executive As I reflect on the increasingly challenging situation we find ourselves in – politically, economically, socially,...
Decisions looming on Representation Issues
While new requirements relating to the establishment of Maori wards and constituencies are still awaiting enactment in the Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill, Gavin Beattie,...
Infrastructure – the elephant in the urban intensification room
Since this article was published in the November 202 issue of Local Government magazine, Auckland suffered a major flooding disaster over the city’s anniversary weekend,...
When urban intensification doesn’t work
Caption: Balmoral School playing field turned into a huge lake that spilled into the local suburb flooding housing during the storm over Auckland, January 27,...
Essential public safeguards to democracy
The offices of the Ombudsman and the Controller and Auditor-General are two important independent statutory agencies charged with protecting aspects of the public interest against...
Urban places – dare to be bold
Russell Halliday, programme delivery director and market leader – Urban Places at Stantec, looks at urban places as about place and, more importantly, about the...
Guidance to council facilities and public spaces
Councils have received welcome guidance on their obligations to hire facilities to groups expressing controversial views. Article by Tompkins Wake. Prior to the pandemic, councils...
Government’s ‘climate’ regulatory regime explained
The Government’s climate regulation implications and observations for local authorities explained by Elliot Maassen, associate and Tegan Wadworth, solicitor, in Wynn Williams’ Environment and Planning...