What would it take to create careers so satisfying that it’s hard to leave local government? Or to get the brightest and best people queuing around the block to join? Bit by bit, a bold new strategy is taking shape to do just that, writes Ruth Le Pla. Plus, we’ve canvassed nine more ideas on what else could be done.
When back in...
Councils argue they’re already working collaboratively. Yet central government has been pushing for more shared activities. Skirmishes have centred on provisions in the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 2). Ruth Le Pla wonders why it’s all so hard to sort out.
Wai Ora: Why not?
The Waikato Healthy Rivers Wai Ora...
New Zealand public sector organisations at both the central and local level are apolitical and proudly so, says SOLGM CEO Karen Thomas. This convention has served well successive generations of New Zealanders. And it contributes to our internationally-recognised status, through Amnesty International’s annual rankings, as one of the...
