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.
Lorraine Vincent would be a fun travelling companion. Not that she’s asked me, of course, so no rumours, please. Still, I reckon I’d run the serious risk of getting dragged off to check out...
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, wet and windy start to the new year, I wonder what there really is left to say about local government that has not been said already. The answer is, of course, nothing at all....
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 appointed and elected people. “Is there ever going to be debate in the sector around that?”
She calls for more courage in the local government sector saying there...
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 to review how they consult on their strategic plans and also develop new ways of engaging with their communities. Requirements were also introduced to regularly review existing...
