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Brownlee defends rebuild speed

Several commentators are angry at what they say is  a slow rate of progress on earthquake  recovery in Canterbury, but Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is having none of it.

posted @ Friday, May 18, 2012

CCC wants a halt to demolition

5467941758_f2c06e6de8_bChristchurch still doesn’t want to give up its Cathedral. The city council is the latest body to have second thoughts on the plan to knock the church to the ground.

posted @ Friday, May 18, 2012

Emerging Contaminants Feature

The emerging contaminants feature from May's LG magazine has been converted to a single
pdf file and be downloaded here.

posted @ Monday, May 14, 2012

Shared spaces prove popular in Auckland

postfortst20 For years, Aucklanders have yearned for people-spaces in their city. Instead, cars held total sway and pedestrians scrambled to avoid them as they went to work or to shop. This story charts a gradual inner-city transformation.

posted @ Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:08 AM by Editor

WCC goes to the people

Submissions have opened for Wellingtonians wanting to have their say on options for the possible future shape of local government in the region.

posted @ Wednesday, May 16, 2012

TLA league table for 2012

The 2012 edition of the  annual New Zealand territorial local authority league table is about to be published. Compiled by finance & policy analyst Larry.N.Mitchell, the table ranks TLAs on their financial health.

posted @ Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Team chosen for Christchurch central redesign

A team from companies including project leaders Boffa Miskell, has won a $1 million contract to design the redevelopment of central Christchurch.

posted @ Thursday, May 10, 2012

Spelling out tsunami danger

tsunamiWellington City Council is getting the message about tsunami across to ratepayers in a particularly graphic manner.

posted @ Thursday, May 10, 2012

Disaster management via social media

6291409652_2d23ac95b8_bNew Zealand has seen more than its fair share of natural and man-made disasters recently. One positive spinoff from the grounding of the Rena and the Canterbury quakes is the use of social media for communication.

posted @ Thursday, May 10, 2012

EECA promotes energy savings

Eight companies have been appointed to help businesses in New Zealand cut their lighting bills.

posted @ Thursday, May 10, 2012

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