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Māori and local government: navigating shifting legislation

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Turning vision into reality

Costly, frustrating Head Start process

Doing more with less

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Local democracy swept aside

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Māori and local government: navigating shifting legislation

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by LG magazine0207
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...
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Capping rates – a danger for local & central government

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by LG magazine0261
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,...
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Turning vision into reality

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by LG magazine0212
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...
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Costly, frustrating Head Start process

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by LG magazine0432
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...
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Local democracy swept aside

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by LG magazine0860
If amalgamation weakened accountability and drove costs up in 1989, is there any reason to believe that even more heavy-handed mergers can deliver the opposite...
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And the early winners are…

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by LG magazine0798
Each potential coalition of councils has essentially had to outsource the work around amalgamation to a consultancy because of a lack of internal capacity and capability, write...
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Democracy or autocracy?

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by LG magazine0764
As the Government mulls over the proposals for how councils propose to reorganise themselves under the Head Start pathway of Simplifying Local Government, we must...
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Reform agenda: the right starting point

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by LG magazine01344
Success is a system where local government is a genuine partner in national development. Resourced, empowered and expected to lead, writes Nick Leggett, the Chief...
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Budget 2026 – Cost of stopping and procurement

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by LG magazine01093
Funding announcements create direction, but they do not deliver outcomes on their own, writes Clever Buying founder Caroline Boot. Budget announcements are often read through...
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Head Start is just the beginning

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by LG magazine01367
We are only just at the beginning of local government amalgamation in New Zealand. Head Start is not the destination, it is the starting point...