A benchmarking tool reveals big differences in councils’ approaches to water, says Lesley Smith. We require a lot from our water systems. They need to...
As debate continues to hot up around who “owns”, controls and manages New Zealand’s natural resources, the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has released a...
Councils and contractors have been making operational savings, reducing their carbon footprints and paring back their environmental impacts since the introduction of Big Belly solar-powered compaction rubbish...
An AECOM specialist has warned against building too much infrastructure in some New Zealand cities saying that experience overseas shows ‘walkable’ cities are a much...
An Environment Canterbury initative provides a new option for short-term gravel extraction from the region’s rivers. Hugh de Lacy explains. Using gravel extraction as a...
Five years ago Pioneer Generation was a small hydro-generation business. Now it provides energy services to multiple clients, including local authorities, ensuring renewable electricity is...
At the 2015 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards. A community possum-control initiative, which has seen tui and korimako (bellbird) numbers grow in the region, wins the Air...