Infrastructure funding – we need to change
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...
Tag : local government
Local government – from sux to skux
The Future for Local Government Initiative is an exciting opportunity that must be grasped not just by the local government sector but by all New...
Reflections on the Local Government Review Panel
By Linda O’Reilly, Partner, Brookfields. Forty-four years in and around local government in NZ is a long time, but I know many who started before...
Overdue rates relief for Maori-owned land
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...
The jiggery-pokery of the consultation document
By Elizabeth Hughes, Strategy & Communication. “Tell us your views. Make your voice heard. Your views matter. We want to hear what you have to...
Fixing local government: get the basics right
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...
Bugger! Election year again
SIR BOB HARVEY / HOW TO WIN THE NEXT ELECTION Why must we have postal voting in a digital age? They come around quickly don’t...
12 months and counting
SOLGM’s LG Executive Leaders Programme Get in early to be part of a future cohort SOLGM has filled all places for its 2018/19 LG Executive...