When it comes to public spaces, everybody wants progress, nobody likes change. So says media manager and engagement strategist Mark Ames. Kathleen Kinney reports on...
Local authorities need to do more to gather information on their most important assets. Andrea Reeves, assistant auditor-general, Local Government, Office of the Auditor-General. Before...
In one of the most sophisticated cities in the world, the simplest form of community engagement is grafting together communities from the ground up. New York...
Hastings District Council has accessed external funding to significantly increase its investment in the Hawke’s Bay Opera House. Here’s how. Councils face complex challenges when...
Community engagement will remain centre-stage as the Local Government Commission continues to work through options for local government reorganisation. Dr Suzanne Doig, Chief Executive, Local...
A new report, commissioned by the Committee for Auckland, provides a good summary of pluses and minuses half a decade after Auckland was amalgamated into...