Around the world, many governments have favoured municipal amalgamation to improve efficiency of service and deliver cost benefits through economies of scale. But is bigger really better? Dr Colleen Rigby and David Robson look at the facts.
The concept of amalgamation is the voluntary or forced merger of multiple small local...
Bill Conroy sadly reports that the cry of the Grey Warbler is stilled; the Dowager Duchess of Te Aroha is no more; that Thomas 'Piako' has left the building.
On July 16 2015, Kenneth James Thomas, QSO, a life member of LGNZ, a long-serving mayor of the Matamata-Piako District, and a giant and indeed legendary figure in local government...
