Keeping ‘placemaking’ in focus through reform
By Garry Dyet, chief executive at Waipa District Council and Robert Brodnax, senior principal advisory at Beca. Placemaking is, ‘The process of strengthening the connection...
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Wowing Waipa
Virtual reality goggles play their part Waipa District Council made innovative use of technology in engaging with its community on its ten-year plan. The project...
Finding the funding
Hastings District Council has accessed external funding to significantly increase its investment in the Hawke’s Bay Opera House. Here’s how. Councils face complex challenges when...
Best ways to co-govern natural resources
As debate continues to hot up around who “owns”, controls and manages New Zealand’s natural resources, the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has released a...
Waipa District Council wins Fulton Hogan EXCELLENCE Award for Community Impact
At the 2015 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards. Waipa District Council’s bold Let’s Get Engaged campaign has helped community and council together face up to some big...