You can’t carry a 40 litre bag of potting mix on public transport
By Alan Titchall. I filled out a council transport survey last month. It asked me to pick a recent self-drive journey and, through drop down options,...
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Shifting decisions down to street level
By Eric Crampton, chief economist, The New Zealand Initiative. Urban land use planning systems that load councils with the costs of urban growth while letting...
The elves of local government’s Christmas
By Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. Introducing some elves that help make Claus council so wonderful. The only-knows-one-carol elf While all the other elves have...
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 –...
Blow the whistle on bad behaviour
The State Services Commission’s review of the Protected Disclosures Act 2000 is evidence that speaking up is going to become more important to those operating...
What new procurement rules mean for councils
In May 2019, Cabinet will accept the 4th Edition of the Government Rules of Procurement, which come into effect on October 1 this year. Caroline...