By Linda O’Reilly, Brookfields. The passing of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Maori) Amendment Bill (the Bill) will come as a relief both to...
Something that the LTP process highlights even more than in local government elections are the ‘delusions of relevance’ that local government operates under. By Elizabeth...
Another look at the perils of council decision-making By Linda O’Reilly, Brookfields. Since its enactment, the constraints on the power of general competence provided by...
By Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. Introducing some elves that help make Claus council so wonderful. The only-knows-one-carol elf While all the other elves have...
By Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. The Covid response has provided an extraordinary opportunity to school us all about key messaging. “Be kind, wash your...
By Linda O’Reilly, partner, Brookfields Lawyers A small article in the July issue of this magazine got me thinking about Maori representation in local government. ...