Annual Report and BERL/LGNZ Publication now online
Two significant documents were launched at the Local Government New Zealand annual conference in the last week of July , the LGNZ Annual Report and Local Government's Contribution to Economic Growth, a joint piece of work with BERL Economics.
Our Annual Report is an important document that charts our progress in the past financial year, and I'm proud to have it as a record of our achievements in 2009/10. We have consolidated our relationship with central government through a lot of hard work on both sides, and made excellent progress on issues like leaky buildings and the Auckland supercity transition.
As well as recording our financial position , this year's Annual Report also presents case studies from our sector groups showing where and how local government is working hard on infrastructure, environmental and social issues facing our communities.
Local Government's Contribution to Economic Growth is the first progress report on a big piece of work underway with BERL.
LGNZ has commissioned BERL to develop a new framework to measure local government's contribution to the national economy and demonstrate how we add value to central government's agenda for economic growth.
This report sets out the framework that has been developed and examines two case studies in depth: Highbrook Business Park in Manukau and the Marlborough Research - Wine Centre of Excellence.
I encourage you to download these documents if you haven't already seen them. They are testaments to the work of LGNZ on behalf of our members and all local government stakeholders.
Lawrence Yule
President, Local Government New Zealand
Posted 12 August 2010
