Devolution is the next big thing
By Josie Pagani, political strategist and commentator. In a cosy basement bar in Copenhagen, my Danish friend and I were entertaining ourselves after a couple...
Tag : Three Waters
Better council governance
In my work, there has been a noticeable uptick of governance review and capability-building work in 2022. By David Hammond, the head of Tribe leadership...
Reading and family to replace PUBLIC LIFE
Lyn Patterson has been the incumbent Mayor of Masterton for almost nine years, but has decided not to seek re-election this year despite her ongoing...
Three waters reform is far from inevitable
By Louis Houlbrooke, Campaigns manager, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. This summer [2021-2022], holidaying politicians, public servants, and local councillors were faced with the stark depth...
Delivering on community needs looking beyond three waters
Matt Fyffe has an extensive background in public sector and construction consultancy services, both here and in the UK. In recent years he has worked...
Central administration versus local democracy
By Peter Dunne. The government’s plan to overhaul the regulatory and supply arrangements for the nation’s three waters looks to be close to dead in...
Hamilton welcomes water reform but concerned with cost
The transfer of the management of three waters from 67 independent councils to four large publicly-owned entities means Hamilton City Council will be part of...
Let’s talk about the future of local government
Stuart Crosby is the president of Local Government New Zealand, a current Bay of Plenty Regional councillor, and was the Tauranga Mayor from 2004 to...
Water management in the Netherlands
Marta Karlik-Neale moved to the Netherlands recently [2019]. She says that in some areas of New Zealand we will have to learn to live with...
A question of balance
Central & local government roles The Policy Observatory at Auckland University of Technology has a series of publications on some local government governance issues, which...