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One year on - natural character of the coastal environment

By James Bentley and Bron Faulkner, Boffa Miskell Limited When the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 (NZCPS) was released in December ...

posted @ Friday, January 20, 2012

Going 'native' in the Far North

Nature trail

A top chance to get closer to nature in the Far North, as Transpower, the local council and the community combine to further develop the picturesque Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail.

posted @ Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Court looks at the Public Works Act

A recent case is of interest as a review of the Public Works Act 1981 is in prospect.  LINDA O’REILLY, partner and HOWARD JOHNSTON, commercial property partner, Brookfields Lawyers look at the details

posted @ Friday, November 11, 2011

Getting information to the users

It’s problem number one for councils looking to introduce mobile information and services – the range of choice amongst available technologies is significant. Darren Besgrove from BlinkMobile has some advice.

posted @ Friday, November 04, 2011

GIS adds value to LG shared services

Local and regional governments in New Zealand have embraced GIS or geographic information systems.

posted @ Thursday, November 03, 2011

Email loss sparks ‘road to recovery’

When the secretary at Te Puke High School lost her entire email store, a major disruption was caused, costing the Western Bay of Plenty school unnecessary resources and headaches.

posted @ Thursday, November 03, 2011

IT ‘peace of mind’ at Ruapehu District

There have been big IT changes at the Ruapehu District Council, thanks to a managed services partnership with Eagle Technology

posted @ Thursday, November 03, 2011

Getting smart with council records

Between email and online services, the need for hardcopy mail has all but disappeared. However, the paperless office is still far from a reality, especially if you are responsible for the property records associated with an area of 212,000 hectares across 5 wards in the Western Bay of Plenty.

posted @ Thursday, November 03, 2011

Auckland tells CCOs how to behave

Auckland Council has clarified the roles and responsibilities of its council controlled organisations so that they must act in the best interests of the public and make best use of public money.

posted @ Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Questions over councils and their debt

So much controversy over council debt in recent months – NZ Local Government magazine has featured debate on the topic in recent months, particularly featuring the views of local government finance analyst Larry Mitchell. LGNZ’s manager, governance Dr Mike Reid provides us with this analysis.

posted @ Thursday, October 20, 2011

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