Fixing local government: get the basics right
By Monique Poirier, campaigns manager, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance. The case for local government boils down to the belief that a local community has a better...
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Embracing innovation at a local level
By Lindsay Pica-Alfano, founder of Govlaunch a free resource for local governments to share and discover innovative projects and tools. The secret to innovation is...
Drought-stricken Auckland relies on WRC
Auckland’s long gorgeous, California-like Autumn was a rare event that couldn’t have come at a better time during the housebound L4 and L3 lockdowns. However,...
Councils behind food for the needy
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff at the Spark Arena, HQ for food parcel distribution. Food parcels for the needy A number of councils around the country...
Benedict Fergusson – Walking a fine line
For the past three and a half years, Benedict Ferguson has been working to create an active partnership between union members and Auckland Council –...
Auckland’s property rates & revaluations project
When Auckland Council wanted to publish updated property values on its website, it knew it had to develop a system robust enough to handle very...
Just add Mauri: Water-sensitive design meets tikanga Maori
When it comes to stormwater engineering, how do we ensure cultural and social outcomes are not swept aside by the dollars delivered through cost-benefit analysis?...
Auckland’s salutary deluge
In March this year Auckland city was hit with a deluge and the council’s stormwater network was put to the test. Alan Titchall reviews the...
The bed tax that isn’t: Auckland Council’s targeted accommodation rate
By Linda O’Reilly, Partner, Brookfields Lawyers Auckland Council has voted to introduce a targeted rate on commercial accommodation providers in the 2017 / 2018 financial year....
Applying Agile Process Management to Flood Hazard Modelling
The following paper, ‘Applying Agile Process Management to Flood Hazard Modelling’, was presented at Water New Zealand’s 2017 Stormwater Conference. By Lisa Dowson (Auckland Council) & Ajay...