Local government plays a leading role in managing noise impacts in the community. So how are councils coping in the light of population increases, higher housing density, more construction, more traffic and the increasing use of portable speakers? Patricia Moore reports.
There was a time when we were mostly OK living with noise. It was...
What’s next for councils when it comes to geographic information systems? Patricia Moore charts the growth of tools and applications set to solve even more council challenges in coming years.
Flying High
Through the use of digital mapping cameras and LiDAR sensor technology, Aerial Surveys delivers geospatial products for use in...
Billions of dollars of local government infrastructure and assets are at risk from sea level rise, according to recent research by LGNZ and Tonkin + Taylor. The impacts will be most significant for water infrastructure and roads. Thousands of properties and businesses are also under threat. Patricia Moore talks with specialists from four...
How could local authorities improve how they prepare for, and respond to, the possibility of earthquakes in their regions? Patricia Moore investigates.
Graphic images from September’s earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia are yet another reminder of the fragility of the earth’s crust. Closer to home, the Kaikoura and Christchurch...
Call Canute, writes Patricia Moore, who finds a huge number of issues for councils to battle as they face up to the implications of rising seas.
The majority of Kiwis live less than 10 kilometres from a shoreline. Some are even closer with more than 9000 homes on land less than 50 centimetres above spring high tide levels. But, as the...
The contents of rubbish bins have never been so closely inspected. Mary Bell outlines councils’ important leadership role in waste minimisation.
Long gone are the days of tossing out anything and everything unwanted. Today, household trash is divided into recyclables, organic waste and rubbish, and, in the future, this will be...
Significant challenges lie ahead for stormwater management. A number of critical factors are creating a pressing need to update and modify how we deal with our stormwater. MARY SEARLE BELL delves into the future.
Rising urbanisation and the effects of climate change are demanding local authorities review and revise how they deal...
