Short-term rental accommodation: To rate or not to rate?
Councils from Thames-Coromandel, Queenstown, Marlborough, Rotorua and Auckland have to find fair ways to fund tourism infrastructure. David Hammond looks at some of the options....
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Hammond's 5 next generation councils
Budget cuts are making councils in the UK adopt whole new ways of working and the creation of next generation councils. David Hammond calls for...
Freedom camping: Who should pay?
David Hammond argues that a travel tax must benefit all communities. New Zealand communities celebrate with the tourism sector the success of our 2015 visitor...
Power Plays: Time to remodel councils' links with communities?
Are councils willing or able to change the governance relationships they have with their communities? Thames-Coromandel District Council chief executive David Hammond looks at models...
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...