Local government works with Government to deliver cycleway project
"The Prime Minister's cycleway plan is a welcome boost for local communities. It will create local jobs and a platform for economic development," says Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand.
Government considers local body 'bond bank'
The Government and local government representatives are considering setting up a "bond bank" to help councils finance $30 billion of planned infrastructure over the next decade, Finance Minister Bill English says. (Link to media statement by Hon Bill English)
Why defining core services is a dumb idea
The recent release of a Cabinet Paper concerned with improving transparency, accountability and financial management in local government has stimulated a discussion on the issue of councils' core services and what they are and raises the question, does the notion of cores services mean anything at all? By Mike Reid, Local Government New Zealand's Governance Manager
