By Linda O’Reilly, special council, Tompkins Wake. I have just taken two months off from local government, but local government itself has had no time...
By Peter Dunne. Just three weeks ago [early October 2021] the Minister of Local Government received the interim report of the Future for Local Government...
By Dr Alastair Barnett, Chair, IAHR Flood Risk Management Technical Committee. On 19 October, the Government announced; “New building intensification rules will mean up to...
By Brett Crombie, director, Straightedge Accounting. The tempestuous business environment of the past 18 months has led to bankruptcies for some businesses and record profits...
Despite our national housing crisis and despite growth coming at us like a freight train, one fundamental issue is failing to ignite public debate. By...
By Linda O’Reilly, Brookfields. The passing of the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Maori) Amendment Bill (the Bill) will come as a relief both to...
By Monique Poirier, campaigns manager, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance. The case for local government boils down to the belief that a local community has a better...