Legal framework unfit to cope with costs of sea level rise.
So much for the debate on whether climate change is real. Now we must decide how to pay for it. I am no expert on climate change but I have little time for the sceptics and there is no doubt that the time for action is upon us. At the end of January LGNZ, as part of its Climate...
Lawyer Adam Feeley is well known for his staunch views and career spanning the Serious Fraud Office, Queenstown Lakes District Council and, now, independent advisory firm Rationale. He pulled no punches at the IPWEA NZ Conference in his reality check on the state of play of local government infrastructure.
Adam Feeley is principal...
The National Infrastructure Unit within Treasury is conducting a wide-ranging review into the country’s infrastructure institutional settings.
Jon Grayson outlined ideas at the recent IPWEA NZ 2018 Conference in Rotorua. He said the review will consider whether there are better fits in aggregating central government infrastructure...
Six months ago, a new Central / Local Government Partnerships Group was created in the Department of Internal Affairs to respond to changing needs and expectations about the Department’s role with local government.
Chief executive of the department and secretary for Local Government, Colin MacDonald had observed a gap between New...
Infrastructure, funding, regional development and civic participation will be priorities for 2018, while the four wellbeings could be reinstated.
The Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister for Local Government.
E nga mana, e nga reo, tatou katoa – Tena koutou.
As the new Minister of Local Government this is an opportunity to foreshadow my...
The call for change at Infrastructure New Zealand's recent Building Nations Symposium in Wellington was loud and clear. Poll after poll showed a hearty appetite for a major rethink of how councils are structured, funded and mandated.
In part two of this three-part series, we mull over a warning note from Elizabeth Longworth that our...
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand
With investment in infrastructure topping $11 billion a year, more and more clients are saying that they can’t get enough contractors to bid for their work. This is a major issue for local authorities because without healthy competition it’s hard to get good value for...
This paper 'Better Business Case: Efficient decision making' was presented at the 28th annual WasteMINZ conference in Wellington. By Chris Purchas, senior consultant, Tonkin + Taylor.
INTRODUCTION
If you are involved in any type of public infrastructure development in New Zealand you have probably come across the Better Business...
Fulton Hogan CEO NZ Robert Jones highlights the need to stay ahead of the curve in infrastructure.
In over 30 years in the infrastructure sector, I’ve observed that the only constant is the ever-increasing pace of change. Whether it’s new technologies and materials, changing models for social provision of infrastructure or...
Maybe for local government 2015 will be remembered for the things that didn’t happen, says Civil Contractors NZ CE Peter Silcock. The big question is will 2016 be any different?
The past year will be remembered as a time when local government amalgamation proposals took a major step back – or should I perhaps say, a step sideways...
