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 –...
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What new procurement rules mean for councils
In May, Cabinet will accept the 4th Edition of the Government Rules of Procurement, which come into effect on October 1 this year. Caroline Boot...
Tasmania’s West Coast Council
Waste management strategy How JustWaste helped Tasmania’s West Coast Council develop a waste management strategy by turning barriers into enablers. Isabel Axio shares the case...
Smart Solutions – Stormwater Management
Recent extreme weather events have once again raised debate about the best ways to ensure resilient and affordable stormwater management. Meanwhile, Patricia Moore reports that...
Te Arawa Partnership Project is highly commended
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards Fulton Hogan Excellence Award for Community Engagement. Highly Commended: Rotorua Lakes Council’s ‘Te Arawa Partnership Project’. This is a...
Defective properties
Contributory negligence or no claim? Sarah Macky, a partner at law firm Heaney & Partners explains the implications for councils. The Weathertight Homes Tribunal and the...
Open information or privacy?
Councils are caught between demands to make their online databases and building records public and the need to safeguard the privacy of individuals. Octavia Palmer...
PNCC trials pre-approved housing consents
A collaborative pilot between Palmerston North City Council (PNCC), the building industry and central government aims to speed up and simplify processes for housing development....
David Trewavas: On how the regions can fight back
Taupo mayor David Trewavas is engaged in the battle to bring back growth to the regions.
He talks with Ruth Le Pla about how he...
Alfred Preece: On just getting things done
The tyranny of distance is both a blessing and a curse for New Zealand’s smallest local authority. Chatham Islands mayor Alfred Preece tells Ruth Le...