Seven ways to make the most of your libraries
Building engagement with communities, ratepayers and local businesses begins with understanding one of councils’ biggest assets – public libraries. Tim Antric asks whether councils are...
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McConnell Dowell: Building bridges with the community
Making the community a key priority has ensured the Waitaki Bridges Replacement project was a resounding success. Mary Searle Bell explains. In 1881 two wooden...
Why better relationships with Māori are vital
Walking hand in hand. Involving Māori in local government decision-making is not a tick-the-box exercise, says Rina Douglas. It’s essential to the economic growth of our...
How to Avoid the Kiss of Death
PowerPoint can be the worst possible tool in the hands of some council presenters. Michael Brown shows how to turn it from slave master to...
Steve Chadwick: On giving people more say
Rotorua Lakes Council mayor Steve Chadwick is on a mission to work more closely with her community. She talks with Ruth Le Pla about devolving...
Rotorua Inner City Revitalisation Project Highly Commended
At the 2015 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards. MartinJenkins EXCELLENCE Award for Local Economic Contribution. Highly Commended: Rotorua Lakes District Council – Inner City Revitalisation Project Rotorua...