New tools for councils dealing with specific cost pressures?
You have until Thursday August 29 to send in comments and submissions on the Productivity Commission’s long-awaited draft report Local Government Funding and Financing. The...
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Mana Whakahono a Rohe : Iwi participation arrangements What do they mean for councils?
Allowing iwi authorities to participate in resource management and decision-making processes is not the same as handing decision-making over to unelected parties, says Brookfields Lawyers...
Through the legal looking glass
Resource legislation, new minister and elections: Brookfields Lawyers partner Linda O’Reilly looks into the year ahead. As I sit to write this piece on a wild,...
The pulse of a city: Auckland’s amalgamation five years on
On the fifth birthday of what has been described as New Zealand’s most radical local governance restructure – the creation of Auckland City, Vicki Jayne...