Relationships at a crossroads
Guest Editorial by Hon Jacqui Dean, Member of Parliament for Waitaki and National spokesperson for local government. The divvying up of responsibilities between central and...
Tag : Central Government
The Tourism burden grows
LGNZ president Dave Cull says that Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton is on the money with his new report warning that domestic and...
A question of balance
Central & local government roles The Policy Observatory at Auckland University of Technology has a series of publications on some local government governance issues, which...
Power to the people! Yeah!
But what does that mean? WHAT’S WRONG RIGHT NOW? Central government’s getting a free lunch It passes duties and responsibilities to local government. Then gives...
Infrastructure: Thanks for your thoughts
What would you change in local and central government if you had a magic wand and the power to use it? How would you realign...