Tompkins Wake Archives

Future response to extreme weather EVENTS

LG webFebruary 24, 2023September 26, 2024

by LG webFebruary 24, 2023September 26, 202401531

By Linda O’Reilly, special counsel, Tompkins Wake. Lawyers are supposed to specialise in sober reflection, but the impact of Auckland Anniversary Weekend flooding and Cyclone...

Local Democracy

Don’t let the future run you over – you are there – now do something!

LG webOctober 25, 2022October 25, 2022

by LG webOctober 25, 2022October 25, 202201071

By Linda O’Reilly, Tompkins Wake. Welcome to all newly elected and re-elected mayors, chairs, councillors, local and community board members. I am by nature an...

Planning Trending

Council planning challenge

LG webJuly 26, 2022August 12, 2022

by LG webJuly 26, 2022August 12, 202201037

Caption: Queenstown is undergoing a massive $182.5 million construction upgrade and expansion with transformation of its CBD (story in August LG issue). Artist impression supplied by the...

Legal Local Democracy

The Auditor-General is watching

LG webJune 27, 2022August 23, 2022

by LG webJune 27, 2022August 23, 202201663

With legislative reform proceeding in all directions, I am spoilt for choice about really big things happening in the local government space to write about...

Local Democracy

NEEDED – more time for a more comprehensive approach

LG webNovember 29, 2021October 5, 2022

by LG webNovember 29, 2021October 5, 20220475

By Linda O’Reilly, special council, Tompkins Wake. I have just taken two months off from local government, but local government itself has had no time...