SOLGM CEO Karen Thomas reflects on the 2018 local government year and predicts what the incumbent government will bring about next.
This time last year I wrote a similar predictions piece against a backdrop of a newly-elected parliament, a change of government (in some ways unexpected) and a policy community coming to grips with what it...
A new report calls for incentives and flexibility to resolve problems with infrastructure and urban development in this country. Importantly, it puts forward a number of changes for local government.
Infrastructure New Zealand’s report, Enabling City Growth: Lessons from the USA, bases its findings on a visit to Portland, Denver,...
Reflections on the past 12 months’ achievements and local government sector challenges ahead.
Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, (then) Minister of Local Government
I offer my sincere condolences to those of you directly affected by the November earthquakes. I want to acknowledge its effects on New Zealanders, particularly those in Kaikoura...
