A project to preserve Pahiatua’s past may not have had the wow factor that wins big awards, but it did win the hearts of local people. Tararua District Council’s Joy Kopa reminded delegates at ALGIM’s recent Autumn Conference that sometimes it’s the little things that matter.
Tararua District Council was born in 1989 after...
South Taranaki District Council is known for its strong organisational culture and has got the gongs to prove it. Craig Stevenson tells Ruth Le Pla how he focuses on training, pushes staff to respond fast and what it’s like to have worked his way up from the rubbish trucks.
South Taranaki District Council’s chief executive Craig...
Blair King’s practical farming background drives his innovative approach to managing Tararua District Council, writes Ruth Le Pla.
My plans to interview Blair King went from bad to bonkers really fast. It wasn’t his fault. We’d arranged to meet in the nice quiet Koru Lounge at Auckland Airport as he headed out of town....
