September 24 – 25
Maori Legal, Business & Governance Forum. Te Wharewaka o Poneke, Wellington
September 25
Chief Risk Officer Summit 2018. Grand Millennium, Auckland
September 26 – 28
National Wetland Restoration Symposium, War Memorial Conference Centre, Napier
October 9 – 10
Climate Change & Business...
Salvation may demand disclosure but disclosure can be risky.
Over the past five or six years, there has been increased focus on disclosure by corporations of their risk of exposure to climate change. It is now a commonly-held view that, where there is an obligation to report on strategies and prospects of future financial years,...
Lesley Smith outlines Water New Zealand’s submission to the Productivity Commission on managing wastewater treatment plant emissions.
Wastewater treatment plant operators are used to thinking about the air emissions around wastewater treatment facilities. Odour from a wastewater treatment plant can be one of the surest bets for...
Six months ago, a new Central / Local Government Partnerships Group was created in the Department of Internal Affairs to respond to changing needs and expectations about the Department’s role with local government.
Chief executive of the department and secretary for Local Government, Colin MacDonald had observed a gap between New...
Big changes in environmental management are coming fast. Business as usual is not on offer anymore. Gary Taylor, chief executive, Environmental Defence Society.
Who would have thought that a national election result in 2017 would turn on environmental issues? But that’s arguably what happened. In my long years as an environmental...
Infrastructure, water and housing will continue to pose challenges for the sector and will be among the top priorities for 2018. Dave Cull, president, Local Government New Zealand.
After a busy and productive 2017, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) is well placed to maximise the opportunities this year will bring, and meet whatever...
Global trends in local government and eight predictions on what the new government will mean for local authorities. Karen Thomas, chief executive, SOLGM.
I recently travelled with SOLGM sector improvement principal advisor Richard Mabon to the US for ICMA’s Annual Conference and to the UK for the annual SOLACE Summit. While in the UK,...
This paper 'Climate Change Effects on Aquatic Ecology and the Future for Stormwater Management', was presented at Water New Zealand’s 2017 Stormwater Conference. By Paul Battersby & Emily Jones (both from Opus International Consultants).
ABSTRACT
Climate change is predicted to have varying effects on the regions of New Zealand....
The long-awaited, and much-debated Resource Legislation Amendment Bill should finally pass into law in 2017. But any new regime must meet the needs of a very different world to the one envisaged a quarter of a century ago when the legislation first came into effect.
Gary Taylor, Chief Executive, Environmental Defence Society
At the...
A new triennium signals a new strategic direction for local government. And in the coming months Local Government New Zealand will be reviewing its strategic policy priorities for the coming three years.
Lawrence Yule, President, Local Government New Zealand
At the time of writing there are several challenges that are likely to remain...
