Embracing innovation at a local level
By Lindsay Pica-Alfano, founder of Govlaunch a free resource for local governments to share and discover innovative projects and tools. The secret to innovation is...
Tag : New Plymouth District Council
Acknowledging frontline staff
Jenny Steer and Joy Gyde The New Plymouth District Council’s front counter and Contact Centre teams deal with more than 4400 calls, emails and face-to-face...
Blurring the lines
David Langford (infrastructure manager, New Plymouth District Council) won the Hynds Pipe Systems Paper of the Year for his presentation of this paper, Blurring the...
New Plymouth District Council's Len Lye Centre wins Creative New Zealand Excellence Award for Best Creative Place
At the 2016 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards An “inspired decision” by New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) to create the city’s Len Lye Centre has given Taranaki...
Balancing Act: Creative Tension
New Plymouth opens the doors to its new combined Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Len Lye Centre next month. The iconic project has attracted intense interest...
NZ Local Government Magazine [March 2015]
Dollars & Sense: How should local government be funded?…On Track: Geospatial experts map out walking paths & cycleways…Gore’s Steve Parry…On making every minute count…In praise...
In praise of good work
So many senior people in local government have told us how much they rely on the all-round wonderfulness of their executive and personal assistants that...