Our once in a generation chance to nail infrastructure legislation
By Peter Silcock, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. An exposure draft of the bill has been circulated and a Select Committee is currently digesting...
Tag : local communities
Representing local communities
Gavin Beattie from the Local Government Commission discusses council options with electoral systems. Recent times has demonstrated the value, more than ever, of strong, caring...
Keep control of funding and spending
People and businesses are suffering economic pain from the pandemic, but that is not a good reason for local authorities to reduce rates. By Linda...
Access All Areas?
Being able to enjoy the great outdoors lies at the heart of the New Zealand story, says Eric Pyle. He calls for a coordinated and...
Innovations in Placemaking
Street furniture, mixed-use spaces, pop-up art installations and guerrilla gardeners are all part of the mix as smart councils work more collaboratively with communities to...
Fitness for Purpose
New technologies are changing the way aquatic and recreation facilities do business. A young mum books her daughter in for swimming lessons on her mobile...
Collaboration between councils
SOLGM questions whether change in the local government sector is happening fast enough and in the best ways. Karen Thomas, Chief Executive, SOLGM This time...
On Legal Issues: Election year crumbs
Local government forced to settle for small wins. I was struck recently by a media release from LGNZ that began: “Letting local communities determine whether...
Freedom camping: Who should pay?
David Hammond argues that a travel tax must benefit all communities. New Zealand communities celebrate with the tourism sector the success of our 2015 visitor...
Grey District Identity Project highly commended
At the 2015 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards. Fulton Hogan EXCELLENCE Award for Community Impact. Highly Commended: Grey District Council – The Heart of the West Coast,...