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Articles from
September 2011
Hamilton Council is looking for big operational savings with the aim of keeping the council’s debt under control. Some of the areas where cuts are being considered will prove controversial. |
Cassie Rowe, marketing and communications coordinator for ALGIM - Association of Local Government Information Management – gives us details on the association’s annual conference to be held at Bayview Wairakei Resort, Taupo, on November 20-23. |
 Waikato Regional Council’s work to reduce the amount of stock effluent being discharged onto the region’s roads has been recognised with an award from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in New Zealand. |
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Local authorities struggle to balance the demand for high-quality service against ever-increasing infrastructure costs. Many commentators suggest that the solution to this will be found in the realm of public-private partnerships (PPPs).
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The CEO of the Contractors’ Federation is experiencing a welcome degree of cooperation between contractors and consulting engineers. He says more communication between the two groups can only be welcomed.
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 The council finances debate has been rocking and rolling for months now. How much borrowing is too much borrowing? Can we simply keep increasing the rates to keep pace with council spending? Are we properly assessing the limits that councils can go to? Larry Mitchell discusses the issue. |
 Auckland Mayor Len Brown set aside his Rugby World Cup distractions recently to announce the start of public consultation on the draft Auckland Plan. The plan’s aim is simple – to make Auckland the world’s most liveable city by 2040. The timetable for Aucklanders to get involved in consultation extends to October 25, after which hearings will take place before the plan is finalised in December.
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A series of events around New Zealand organised by an industry association representing technology companies is aimed at increased engagement between its members and potential and existing partners, investors and customers.
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 Environment Canterbury, Fonterra and the Government are among the parties involved in cleaning up New Zealand’s most polluted lake – Te Waihora or Lake Ellesmere. |
 The old Ministry of Works approach to public amenities has long gone in this country. A bus shelter used to be just that − somewhere to dodge the rain while waiting for the next number 9 to come along. Urban designer Sheerin Samsudeen offers an insight into ‘placemaking’. |
 Check out our stormwater feature from the August 2011 issue of Local Government Magazine. Click here to download it as a PDF. In a country like New Zealand where high rainfalls can cause councils major problems, especially during winter months, stormwater management has become a major component of an overall asset management programme.
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A list of upcoming events relating to the local government sector. Contribute to the list by emailing grahamh@mediaweb.co.nz |
The controversial plan for the Waikato Regional Council to help fund a national cycling centre of excellence, including a velodrome near Cambridge, has received the backing of council after what has been described as a “difficult” decision. |
Incidents surrounding trains and train stations in Auckland on the opening night of the Rugby World Cup has seen Auckland Transport make extra demands on the region’s rail operator Veolia. |
The GIS feature in September's NZ Local Government magazine has been converted into a separate pdf. Click here to download |
The death of a Wellington City Council tenant whose body lay undiscovered possibly for more than a year has brought a ‘reminder’ about social isolation from the Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown. |
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