The view from the top
Reflections on the past 12 months’ achievements and local government sector challenges ahead. Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, (then) Minister of Local Government I offer my sincere condolences...
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The future of wastewater management
Water quality, population growth or decline, consent processes, asset condition and performance, new technologies, workforce skills and, perhaps most crucially, affordability: Patricia Moore outlines the...
Message from Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, Minister of Local Government, tells newly-elected members that a more coordinated framing of the local government / central government relationship is...
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...
Democracy & THAT BILL: What’s so hard about collaboration?
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...