At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
Creative New Zealand Excellence Award for Best Creative Place.
Highly Commended: Hamilton City Council's 'Community Transforms a City Dump project'.
Hamilton has transformed an old landfill site into the world-renowned Hamilton Gardens. The gardens have been developed over 35 years, with strong...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
Air New Zealand Excellence Award for Environmental Impact.
Highly Commended: Bay of Plenty Regional Council's 'Ohiwa Harbour Strategy Implementation'.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s innovative Ohiwa Harbour Strategy (OHS) implementation project won praise from judges for using a collaborative...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
Air New Zealand Excellence Award for Environmental Impact.
Highly Commended: West Coast Regional Council's 'The Lake Brunner Water Quality Enhancement Project'.
West Coast Regional Council acted on early warnings of deteriorating water quality in Lake Brunner, engaging the community to address...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
Chorus Excellence Award for Best Practice in Infrastructure Management.
Highly Commended: Hamilton City Council's 'Low River Contingency Project'
Hamilton City Council took an innovative, and economic, approach to its interim solution to ensure a continued water supply for the city. The Low River...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
Chorus Excellence Award for Best Practice in Infrastructure Management.
Highly Commended: Napier City Council's 'Marine Parade Outfall and Viewing Platform'.
This project fused functionality and aesthetic beauty in the design of a new stormwater outfall. The Marine Parade Outfall and Viewing Platform...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
Chorus Excellence Award for Best Practice in Infrastructure Management.
Highly Commended: Westland District Council's “Water water everywhere. Nor any drop to drink.” (Blue Spur Water Treatment Plant Expansion Project)
Westland District Council partnered with long-time local business Westland...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards.
Fulton Hogan Excellence Award for Community Engagement.
Highly Commended: Christchurch City Council's 'Dudley Creek: Long-term Flood Remediation Project'.
Christchurch City Council has been engaging with the community to develop a preferred approach to addressing flooding in Flockton.
The...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
A conversation between the mayors of Kawerau and Matamata-Piako district councils led to an innovative collaborative programme that has helped unemployed people into jobs and supported a key local business.
The Seamless Boundaries job creation programme, run between the two councils, has seen jobless...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
An “inspired decision” by New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) to create the city’s Len Lye Centre has given Taranaki a stunning facility housing a world-renowned art collection, archive, education facility and cinema.
The council has won this award for the centre at the council-owned...
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards
Hamilton City Council led a highly successful, innovative and collaborative approach to address problems of people engaging in antisocial behaviour in public places.
Mayor Julie Hardaker led the Hamilton Central City Safety Plan, described by judges as “a well-planned and executed initiative which...
