Lessons from setting up a new water entity
Creating a new organisation is not the finish line; it’s the foundation on which long-term success depends, writes Jaron Shaw, Establishment Programme Director for Waikato...
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Challenging traditional assumptions in pipeline renewals
Out with the old, in with the new? Asset owners are rethinking how they manage ageing pipe networks as emerging ‘condition assessment technologies’ expose the...
Infrastructure funding – we need to change
Despite our national housing crisis and despite growth coming at us like a freight train, one fundamental issue is failing to ignite public debate. By...
Council’s unconvinced with water reform benefits
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says that while supporting the government’s objectives for water reform, he doesn’t believe the model proposed will benefit his rohe. “Aucklanders...
Time for a change
Christopher Luxton, Local Government spokesperson, National Party. There is no doubt that it is a challenging time for local government across New Zealand. While some...