Reflecting on a long career in local government
Image: Paula Southgate and her husband Greg Forsyth at the Peacocke Bridge blessing ceremony in September 2024. Twenty-four years ago, when I stood for election, I...
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Determined success
While an accident took Jason Ross from athlete to quadriplegic in an instant, it didn’t dull his drive to achieve. In the face of extreme...
Wonder woman
Charlotte Arcus was named as this year’s Young Stormwater Professional of the Year at the 2024 Stormwater Conference earlier this year. She talks with Mary...
The Father and founder of ALGIM
Jim Higgins is an internet pioneer, early computer adopter, and the father and founder of the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM). By Jennie Gutry,...
An environment veteran reflects on three decades
Environmental assurance group manager Dennis Bush-King retired this month (June 2022) after a 33-year career with the Tasman District Council. He arrived in the Nelson-Tasman...
Reading and family to replace PUBLIC LIFE
Lyn Patterson has been the incumbent Mayor of Masterton for almost nine years, but has decided not to seek re-election this year despite her ongoing...
A district mayor’s perspective
Greg Lang, the first term mayor of Carterton, a small rural town in the central North Island talks with Richard Silcock about his role representing...
New Watercare chief – from air force to water
Watercare’s new CEO Jon Lamonte was so new to his role that when Mary Searle Bell spoke to him, he was still isolating in quarantine...
A career in cleaning up
Sector director for water at Tonkin + Taylor, Tony Cussins specialises in contamination. His years of experience have seen him called to provide his expert...
Stepping up for infrastructure
Earlier this year Owen Gill stepped into the position of CEO of Infrastructure NZ. He talks with Mary Searle Bell about his career thus far...