Online abuse
Abusive and threatening comments on social media are on the increase. Ruth Le Pla charts the rise of online nastiness towards local body candidates and...
Tag : Local Body Elections
Investing in invisible infrastructure
CCNZ CE Peter Silcock says when it comes to civil infrastructure we all need to tell our story better. Local authorities have an unenviable task....
SOLGM president: local body election advice for officers
How can chief executives prepare for the changes that often result from local body elections? Ruth Le Pla talks with SOLGM president Barbara McKerrow about maintaining...
Lorraine Vincent: On freshening up councils
Manawatu District Council CE Lorraine Vincent is keen for councils to stay relevant
and resilient. She sat down for a chat with Ruth Le Pla....
Through the legal looking glass
Resource legislation, new minister and elections: Brookfields Lawyers partner Linda O’Reilly looks into the year ahead. As I sit to write this piece on a wild,...
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...
What to expect in 2016: The OAG’s view
There is no doubt that 2015 was a challenging year for the sector. Amendments to the Local Government Act 2002, introduced in 2014, required local authorities...