Category: Contractors

Wellington Water CCO: January-March 2026 Media Coverage

Apr 4, 2026 | Amalgamation, Contractors, Core Services, Council Funding, Council Spending, Greater Wellington Region, Hutt City, Law and Legislation, LGFA, Local Government Reform, News, Opinion, Pollution, Porirua City, Rates Increases, Three Waters, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City

Supreme Court rules in favour of landowners in Mt Messenger Bypass dispute

Mar 9, 2026 | Contractors, Court case, Government Organisations, Infrastructure, Interview, Law and Legislation, New Zealand Issues, News, Property Rights, Protest, Regulations, Transport and Roading

OPINION: NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture

Mar 3, 2026 | Building Consent, Contractors, Government Organisations, High-density Housing, Housing supply, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Regulations, Social problems

OPINION: Regional Council Reforms Should Focus on Reducing Bureaucracy not Reducing Democracy

Dec 4, 2025 | Amalgamation, Cities and Regions, Consultation, Contractors, Core Services, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Elections, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Parliament, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases

Contractors

Shaw’s Bird Park: Diggers, Barricades, and Trespass Notices

Contractor’s machinery occupying parts of the Bird Park, Photographed in September 2024...

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Wellington Water CCO: January-March 2026 Media Coverage

Wellington Water is a council controlled organisation (CCO) that is owned by six local councils in...

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Meet the Candidates: 06 August 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Aug 1, 2025 | Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton 2025, Hamilton City, News, Transport and Roading

From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS Hamilton East...

Meeting Notice: 03 May 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Apr 29, 2025 | Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, News, Transport and Roading

From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association You are invited to our monthly meeting as...

Meeting Notice: 27 March 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Mar 26, 2025 | Contractors, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, Incoming Legislation, Local Government Reform, News

From the Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association You are in invited to the second of our...

Who is Taituarā (SOLGM)?

Jul 26, 2024 | Article, Cities, Cities and Regions, Contractors, Council Spending, Global Agendas, Local Government Reform, Managed Retreat, New Zealand Issues, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Regions

Summary Taituarā was called the New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM)...

OPINION: The Numbers Game

Jul 25, 2024 | Cities, Contractors, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Global Agendas, Hamilton City, Mode Shift, News, Opinion, Rates Increases, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, Vision Zero, WEF

By Andrew Bydder, Hamilton City Councillor Council Maths is… different. Figures for Hamilton City...

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Category: Contractors

Wellington Water CCO: January-March 2026 Media Coverage

Supreme Court rules in favour of landowners in Mt Messenger Bypass dispute

OPINION: Regional Council Reforms Should Focus on Reducing Bureaucracy not Reducing Democracy

OPEN LETTER: Russelle Knaap – Save The Founders Theatre

OPINION: Gold-plated White Elephants

Wellington Water CCO: November-December 2024 Media Coverage

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

Shaw’s Bird Park: Diggers, Barricades, and Trespass Notices

OPINION: Luxon Nails Councils

Contractors

Shaw’s Bird Park: Diggers, Barricades, and Trespass Notices

CANDIDATE OPINION: Graeme Mead

BOP Times Article: Welcome Bay residents call for removal of speed bump due to vibration impacts

OPINION: Regional Council Reforms Should Focus on Reducing Bureaucracy not Reducing Democracy

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities

Wellington Water CCO: November-December 2024 Media Coverage

Consultation Closes 27 February 2026: “Inquiry into the 2025 Local Elections”

Contractors

Wellington Water CCO: January-March 2026 Media Coverage

Supreme Court rules in favour of landowners in Mt Messenger Bypass dispute

Consultation Closes 27 February 2026: “Inquiry into the 2025 Local Elections”

OPINION: Regional Council Reforms Should Focus on Reducing Bureaucracy not Reducing Democracy

CANDIDATE OPINION: Graeme Mead

OPEN LETTER: Russelle Knaap – Save The Founders Theatre

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Meet the Candidates: 06 August 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Meeting Notice: 03 May 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Meeting Notice: 27 March 2025 – Hamilton Residents & Ratepayers Association Incorporated

Who is Taituarā (SOLGM)?

OPINION: The Numbers Game

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