Timaru's 15-year wastewater strategy
The Timaru District Council’s Wastewater Strategy has been named as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most outstanding public works engineering projects. The council was...
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Pipe infrastructure renewals
Timaru District Council engineer Lenard Smythe presented a paper on innovative asset management for pipe infrastructure at the 2016 IPWEA NZ conference. Renewal of aging...
Infrastructure: Thanks for your thoughts
What would you change in local and central government if you had a magic wand and the power to use it? How would you realign...
What’s the best plan for Auckland’s infrastructure future?
Local Government Magazine has been hanging out with the Auckland Council family [aka CCOs too], friends from other councils, universities and other plugged-in folk at...
Auckland Council’s Wai Care Programme: Highly Commended
At the 2015 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards. Air New Zealand EXCELLENCE Award for Environmental Impact. Highly commended – Auckland Council’s Wai Care Programme. Launched in 2000, Wai...
Bruce Robertson: On being a quiet voice for local government
Bruce Robertson has spent a career working with numbers. Now assistant auditor-general, local government, at the Office of the Auditor-General, he talks with Ruth Le...
On a slippery slope?
Changes to standards are on the way, says Water NZ chief executive John Pfahlert. In the coming months it is expected the government will pass the...
IPENZ salutes Beca’s Garry Macdonald
Beca business director for water Garry Macdonald has received the 2015 Angus Award from The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). This is the...