The drawbacks of Swiss localism
By Daniel Kübler, professor at the Department of Political Science and co-director of the Centre of Democracy Studies of the University of Zurich. It was...
Tag : Governance
Shaken and stirred: Infrastructure challenges provoke thirst for a cocktail of changes
Nowhere, in recent times, has it been more clear that something – okay lots of things – has got to give if local authorities are...
Post-election trauma: How newly-elected mayors and CEs can build common ground
Good chemistry, frequent communication and helping a new mayor get to grips with the practicalities of their new role go a long way towards creating...
Best ways to co-govern natural resources
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...
Chief executive questions governance model
Manawatu District Council CE Lorraine Vincent says local government faces future challenges with its governance composition and asks whether there should be a mixture of...
Power Plays: Time to remodel councils' links with communities?
Are councils willing or able to change the governance relationships they have with their communities? Thames-Coromandel District Council chief executive David Hammond looks at models...