Spatial planning – be ready by starting now
By Robert Brodnax, Beca principal advisory; Annika Lane, Beca senior associate – spatial and policy planning; and Amelia Linzey, Beca Group director advisory and chief...
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Gear up for an interesting year in local government
SOLGM CEO Karen Thomas reflects on the 2018 local government year and predicts what the incumbent government will bring about next. This time last year...
Reform – Make it wider
Infrastructure New Zealand CEO, Stephen Selwood says the recent Building Nations Symposium demonstrates the need for a deep rethink on the role, purpose and structure...
Shaken and stirred: Infrastructure challenges provoke thirst for a cocktail of changes
Nowhere, in recent times, has it been more clear that something – okay lots of things – has got to give if local authorities are...
Timaru's 15-year wastewater strategy
The Timaru District Council’s Wastewater Strategy has been named as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most outstanding public works engineering projects. The council was...
The future of Foreshore Management
Call Canute, writes Patricia Moore, who finds a huge number of issues for councils to battle as they face up to the implications of rising...
Flooding and Funding
Urban stormwater is often referred to as the “poor cousin” of the three waters, with limited funding available compared to water and wastewater. The exception...
IPENZ salutes Beca’s Garry Macdonald
Beca business director for water Garry Macdonald has received the 2015 Angus Award from The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). This is the...