Cultural heritage information and councils
By Amanda Cossham and Sarah Welland, lecturers at the Open Polytechnic of NZ and co-directors of Lindisfarne Information Consulting. Local authorities manage cultural and historic...
Tag : Governance
Partnership platitudes
By Peter Dunne. Just three weeks ago [early October 2021] the Minister of Local Government received the interim report of the Future for Local Government...
RMA reform draft raises concerns
The draft of the Natural and Built Environments Bill released last month [July 2021] as the Government moves to replace the Resource Management Act 1991...
Building trust and confidence starts at the top
by Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. On a pre-Christmas “Council induction” roadie with my LGLH (www.LGLH.co.nz) colleagues, a newly minted councillor was feeling very anxious...
Let’s test the market
Appointing a new CE starts with a robust end of term review. Mike Stenhouse People in governance roles often say that appointing the chief executive...