The Mana Whakahono a Rohe (MWR) provisions are among the controversial law changes that delayed the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill. They give iwi rights to demand more say in planning, monitoring and possibly consenting under the Resource Management Act 1991. The MWR provisions are now in force. Franks Ogilvie’s Stephen Franks and...
Water management and control, equal pay and the policy priorities put forward in the central government elections are on the PSA’s watch-list for 2017.
Glenn Barclay, National Secretary, PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) – like the public service it represents – owes its strength to its people. Research we’ve...
Can elected members make good on their election “promises” to reverse decisions of the previous council or sack the chief executive? Simpson Grierson’s Jonathan Salter and Padraig McNamara spelt out the possibilities at SOLGM’s recent annual summit.
In both local and central government elections, candidates’ election promises...
Alice Grace unravels the what and the how of waste services.
The next few years will be a busy time for councils as they prepare for their 2018 Long Term Plans and at the same time get on with their Section 17A Reviews. In the waste services area, Waste Assessments and Waste Management and Minimisation Plans reviews are also due. With...
Around the world, many governments have favoured municipal amalgamation to improve efficiency of service and deliver cost benefits through economies of scale. But is bigger really better? Dr Colleen Rigby and David Robson look at the facts.
The concept of amalgamation is the voluntary or forced merger of multiple small local...
