Supreme Court green lights climate change case
Frana Divich, Partner, Heaney and Partners. On 7 February 2024 the Supreme Court allowed a novel climate change case called Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group...
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Are our air quality standards working
In the Local Government magazine archives we found a press release from the Environment Minister at the time, Marian Hobbs, who in August 2005 claimed...
The holy grail of ‘trust and confidence’
‘Communication’: Every council wants it; every council measures it; and every council is disappointed by it. By Elizabeth Hughes. Every elected member and chief executive...
How WLG City Council got captured by vested interests
By Bryce Edwards, Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington. Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz). Wellington City has...
Calling for sensible traffic management
Operations like traffic management and aviation security need to be accountable for what they do, especially when they are operating under a public regulatory framework,...
Recruiting executives in tough times
We are in one of the toughest periods for leadership in our modern history. If it feels that hard to you as a governance board...
Exploring value capture taxation
There seems to be a unanimous view that New Zealand needs more and improved infrastructure. From roads to three waters, every council has a wish...
A tale of three cities
Caption: The Cityringen Metro in Copenhagen now serves 300,000 people daily. Copenhagen, Manchester, and Birmingham illustrate how, with political consensus and innovative thinking, limited public...
Urgent need to get infrastructure right
Alan Pollard, Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive, explains how and why we need a more practical approach to infrastructure. A January article on the...
Unlawful water takes
Given the importance of water there has been an increasing regulatory focus in recent years to manage its continuous quality and quantity. By Tim McGuigan,...