Why good governance matters
Each council triennium we seem to have at least one council that maintains its place on our newspaper front pages for all the wrong reasons,...
Tag : public sector leadership
Editorial
From rubbish to rates to dog bylaws, nothing impacts people’s everyday lives as much as local government. The sector is at a time of immense...
After the ballot box
New councils should resist the urge to plunge straight into policy firefighting. The real opportunity lies in the first hundred days, advises David Hammond, the...
Helping local businesses tender for council contracts
Image: Caroline Boot from Plan A. A recent Lift Your Game course in South Waikato was a collaboration between the South Waikato District Council (SWDC),...