Lessons from setting up a new water entity
Creating a new organisation is not the finish line; it’s the foundation on which long-term success depends, writes Jaron Shaw, Establishment Programme Director for Waikato...
Tag : local government reform
Democracy or autocracy?
As the Government mulls over the proposals for how councils propose to reorganise themselves under the Head Start pathway of Simplifying Local Government, we must...
A red card system for councils?
I hope you enjoyed the FIFA World Cup 2026 as much as I did. It is amazing how exciting, dramatic and emotional it can be watching...
All the reform, everywhere, all at once
If local government feels overwhelmed at the moment, that is because almost every lever that shapes the sector is being pulled at once, writes Gwynn...
Reform agenda: the right starting point
Success is a system where local government is a genuine partner in national development. Resourced, empowered and expected to lead, writes Nick Leggett, the Chief...
Editorial
From rubbish to rates to dog bylaws, nothing impacts people’s everyday lives as much as local government. The sector is at a time of immense...
On the subject of reform
It’s clear that local government has reached a turning point. Reform is no longer theoretical, it’s happening, and in many respects it’s long overdue, writes...
After the ballot box
New councils should resist the urge to plunge straight into policy firefighting. The real opportunity lies in the first hundred days, advises David Hammond, the...
Leadership in an era of cost-savings
By David Hammond, Head of Consulting & Public Sectors, Tribe. Personally, I was not horrified by the removal of the four well-beings from the Local...
Mayoral power and the attraction of a benevolent dictator
By Linda O’Reilly, Special Counsel at Tompkins Wake. Nigel Clark’s guest editorial in the December 2024 issue of this magazine got me thinking. The headline...