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Voting opens for 2013 local government elections
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 9:35 am | Local Government NZ
New Zealanders need to make the effort to vote in the up-coming local body elections if they want to participate in on-going debate around how their regions are led and governed, says Local Government New Zealand Chief Executive Malcolm Alexander. More >>
LGNZ supports on-line voting for local body elections
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 7:00 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, welcomes and supports the Government’s announcement that on-line voting will be trialled at the 2016 local body elections. More >>
Local Govt Planning Changes May Not Achieve Desired Uplift
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 10:40 am | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, broadly supports the Government’s announcement today to streamline planning requirements for councils. More >>
Collaboration to drive new regional economic opportunities
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 3:43 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, congratulated the Bay of Plenty Regional Council for initiatives announced today to bolster employment and education opportunities by awarding $40.5 million ... More >>
Yule: Collaboration or Amalgamation?
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 1:27 pm | Local Government NZ
Speech to New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development at its Building Nations Symposium in Auckland by Lawrence Yule, LGNZ President. More >>
Alternative ideas for local government in Wellington
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 2:17 pm | Local Government NZ
Nineteen individuals, organisations and groups have responded to the call for alternative applications regarding local government reorganisation in Wairarapa and Wellington. More >>
Contributions should not impact on ratepayers
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 4:10 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, has responded to proposed changes under the Local Government Act on council charges for property development. More >>
Last two days to enrol for local elections
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 9:18 am | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, says that enrolment for the local authority elections is due to close tomorrow on Friday 16 August. More >>
Local Government Forum Newsletter – August 2013
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 2:32 pm | Local Government NZ
In the lead-up to this year’s local authority elections the Local Government Forum has released its annual newsletter. Forum Chair, Michael Barnett, observed that 2013 is proving to be a big year for local government, perhaps even bigger than last year. More >>
Work needed to ensure RMA proposals achieve intended result
Monday, 12 August 2013, 9:07 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, says the Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA) changes announced at the weekend should add consistency across local authority RMA plans, but the devil ... More >>
Who wants to step up?
Friday, 9 August 2013, 12:08 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, says councils play a vital role in our democratic system of government and urges anyone considering standing in the up-coming council elections to make ... More >>
LGNZ says earthquake building policy provides certainty
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 6:38 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing local authorities around New Zealand, says today’s Government announcement on earthquake-prone building strengthening requirements is pragmatic and provides clarity to councils and their ... More >>
Deadline for alternative ideas for local govt in Wellington
Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 2:09 pm | Local Government NZ
The Local Government Commission has issued a reminder of the 16 August deadline for alternative ideas about the shape of local authorities in the Wairarapa and Wellington. More >>
Housing Affordability Bill could fulfil aims if changed
Friday, 2 August 2013, 1:05 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand, the peak body representing New Zealand’s local authorities, says the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill will more effectively tackle housing affordability if the “over-ride” provision is removed. More >>
New Zealand out of step on localism agenda
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 3:36 pm | Local Government NZ
The question of how localism has become a more powerful idea in recent years was explored today by Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative, at the Local Government New Zealand annual conference today. More >>
Is bigger better? Local government is changing
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 1:37 pm | Local Government NZ
The question of how local government approaches reorganisation was discussed by an expert panel chaired by Guyon Espiner at the Local Government New Zealand conference in Hamilton. More >>
LGNZ welcomes Prime Minister’s address at conference
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 12:14 pm | Local Government NZ
The Rt Hon John Key today addressed local leaders and decision-makers in his key note address to open the final day of the annual Local Government New Zealand conference. More >>
Māori and local government partner to strengthen communities
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 10:49 am | Local Government NZ
While the relationship between Māori and the Crown attracts media attention and public debate, the relationship between Māori and councils around Aotearoa is growing in importance, especially as Iwi and Hapu conclude their Treaty Settlements. This ... More >>
Local government powers national economic success
Monday, 22 July 2013, 6:34 pm | Local Government NZ
The role of local government in the local and national economy was discussed at today’s ‘Local economies driving national success’ session, part of the Local Government New Zealand conference in Hamilton. More >>
Auckland Council shares lessons learned from Super City
Monday, 22 July 2013, 6:33 pm | Local Government NZ
Three years on, lessons learned from Auckland’s Super City transformation were shared today at Local Government New Zealand’s annual conference to an audience of local authorities from around New Zealand. More >>
