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Vote 2019 highlights the important issues that matter
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 12:04 pm | Local Government NZ
LGNZ has started a conversation on social media with New Zealanders through its Vote 2019 campaign, aiming to raise important issues around housing, transport, water, tourism, business and economic development and local amenities and services. More >>
Environment Aotearoa yardstick welcomed by LGNZ
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 2:14 pm | Local Government NZ
The latest report providing metrics on the state of New Zealand’s environment is being welcomed by LGNZ’s Regional Sector as a way for councils to focus their efforts where it can make the biggest difference. More >>
Government’s climate change inaction hurting ratepayers
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 9:26 am | Local Government NZ
Ratepayers may face hefty legal bills due to a lack of government action on adaptation policy, according to a leading legal opinion by Jack Hodder QC. LGNZ, the peak body representing all territorial and regional councils in New Zealand, commissioned the ... More >>
LGNZ extends condolences to those in Christchurch
Saturday, 16 March 2019, 12:35 pm | Local Government NZ
LGNZ President Dave Cull has expressed his condolences to those affected by the terrible acts in Christchurch. More >>
LGNZ: NZTA needs to address the country’s investment needs
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 4:10 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand is calling on the government to ensure that the internal issues at the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) are fixed soon. The current state of affairs is stalling housing developments and regional economies through the Agency’s ... More >>
Scrapping SHAs hamstrings housing
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 1:35 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand is disappointed by the Government’s blanket decision to not renew the Special Housing Area (SHA) legislation, saying the policy needed refinement not a red line through it. More >>
CouncilMARK delivers A to small council doing big thiings
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 9:44 am | Local Government NZ
CouncilMARK™ report delivers ‘A’ grade to small council doing big things More >>
Visitor levy referendum opens door to bold regional policy
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 3:06 pm | Local Government NZ
The announcement of a referendum to gauge public support for a Queenstown visitor levy is welcomed by LGNZ, who noted the town’s exceptional challenges, where a population of 28,000 people provide infrastructure for over three million visitors ... More >>
OECD report highlights NZ’s lack of sea rise framework
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 10:24 am | Local Government NZ
A report released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides strong support for the recommendations given by LGNZ’s recent report Vulnerable , which identified as much as $14 billion of local government infrastructure ... More >>
New campaign to increase voter turnout at local elections
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 2:17 pm | Local Government NZ
LGNZ’s new #Vote2019NZ campaign encourages more New Zealanders to get involved in the Local Authority Elections this October. More >>
CouncilMARK™ report: New Plymouth facing unique challenges
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 10:13 am | Local Government NZ
A CouncilMARK™ report issued for New Plymouth District Council says that while the region has experienced relative prosperity and growth, changes to the economy of New Zealand’s ‘energy capital’ may present challenges. More >>
Symposium: NZ’s political system broken
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 4:16 pm | Local Government NZ
LGNZ’s Localism Symposium heard today how New Zealand’s highly centralised political system is failing New Zealand and we need to devolve decision making and power to improve community wellbeing. The NZ Initiative launched their #localismNZ: bringing ... More >>
CouncilMARK™ report drills into Dunedin City Council
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 7:28 pm | Local Government NZ
New CouncilMARK™ report drills into Dunedin City Council performance Dunedin City Council is the latest local authority to receive a CouncilMARK™ report from the programme’s Independent Assessment Board (IAB), which has identified an organisation ... More >>
New infrastructure body welcomed by local government
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 2:43 pm | Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand welcomes plans to form The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, and supports its aim to deliver long term strategy and coordination of infrastructure planning. More >>
Mayors praise heritage building lifeline
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 3:32 pm | Local Government NZ
A number of iconic heritage buildings will benefit from the Government’s announcement of a revamped Heritage EQUIP programme, helping to breathe life into regional town centres across New Zealand, says LGNZ President Dave Cull. More >>
$14 billion of infrastructure at risk from sea level rise
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 9:23 am | Local Government NZ
As much as $14 billion of local government infrastructure is at risk from sea level rise, according a new LGNZ report, which calls on central government to urgently develop policies to help minimise the impact of climate change on New Zealand’s ... More >>
Funding to target local road blackspots welcomed by councils
Monday, 17 December 2018, 4:15 pm | Local Government NZ
LGNZ welcomes the Government’s announcement of the Safe Network Programme, which intends to invest $700 to $800 million in local road safety improvements over the next three years. The move comes after concerted work between LGNZ and NZTA to focus ... More >>
Potential for Overseer to improve water quality
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 11:42 pm | Local Government NZ
A report on whether a farm management tool used to calculate nutrient runoff could be used more widely to better inform water regulation is welcomed by LGNZ, who say that with the right investment it could be used to promote better water quality across ... More >>
Councils halt online voting trial for local body elections
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 4:21 pm | Local Government NZ
The proposed trial of online voting in next year’s local body elections will not proceed after the working party comprised of nine councils made the reluctant decision to halt the trial. Although the working party had recently selected a provider that ... More >>
The vulnerable shouldn’t shoulder sea-level rise burden
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 11:02 am | Local Government NZ
A report released this morning by the Deep South National Science Challenge supports LGNZ’s call for a national framework to deal with sea-level rise, saying that New Zealand’s youngest and most vulnerable are at risk of shouldering the burden if ... More >>
