Outcomes from modelling an asset network effectively can help justify funding in a council’s next Long-Term Plan. Tasman District Council has been doing just that. Here are some insights into how its roading asset deterioration modelling has worked so far.
Councils are updating their Activity Management Plans (AMPs) and Long-Term...
By Elizabeth Hughes.
In the latest LGNZ perceptions survey there are some revealing and sorry statistics about how the public see local government. Among them is the measure of how much they perceive local government listens to and / or makes it easy to engage with them. When elected members and staff were asked this, they rated this at...
With elections and important new legislation being debated, 2016 was a big year for local government.
Sarah Lineham, Acting Assistant Auditor-General, Local Government
Reflections from our audits: Governance and accountability
www.oag.govt.nz/2016/reflections
Principles for effectively co-governing natural resources...
New Zealand public sector organisations at both the central and local level are apolitical and proudly so, says SOLGM CEO Karen Thomas. This convention has served well successive generations of New Zealanders. And it contributes to our internationally-recognised status, through Amnesty International’s annual rankings, as one of the...
Auditor-General Lyn Provost calls on local authorities to produce simpler reports that focus more on users’ needs.
It’s a busy time for us all. For me and my staff, this time of year is serious financial audit time. Right now my staff are focusing on finalising the opinions on the accounts of all 78 local authorities, and attending...
