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...
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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...