Category: Overview
OPINION: How to Fix Councils
Jan 30, 2025 | Building Consent, Cities and Regions, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, LGFA, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Open Letters, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Resource Management Act (RMA), Three Waters, Transport and Roading
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities
Dec 9, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities, Contractors, Council Spending, Crime, Dunedin City, Electromagnetic Pollution, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Internet of Things, Invercargill City, Nelson City, New Zealand Issues, Official Information Act, Overview, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City
Democracy Project Article: When unelected officials dominate the local democratic process
Jul 25, 2024 | Article, Asset Sales, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Code of Conduct complaints, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Wellington City
What is RCP8.5?
Jun 30, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Flood Risk, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, International Organisation, Kapiti Coast District, Law and Legislation, Managed Retreat, Natural Hazards, Overview, Resource Management Act (RMA), United Nations, Wellington City
What is “traffic calming”?
Dec 3, 2023 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Dunedin City, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, Overview, Public Transport, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Tauranga City, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, Vision Zero, Wellington City
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PopularOPINION: Te Huia History Part 1 (1968-2010)
Aug 3, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Hamilton City, Mode Shift, Opinion, Overview, Public Transport, Rail, Transport and Roading, Waikato Region
Te Huia Auckland-Hamilton Passenger Rail Service and Its Predecessors: History Part 1 (1968-2010)...
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Articles covering PM Luxon’s speech to LGNZ (August 2024)
Sep 2, 2024 | Article, Cities, Code of Conduct complaints, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Regions, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Wellington City
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Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities
Dec 9, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities, Contractors, Council Spending, Crime, Dunedin City, Electromagnetic Pollution, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Internet of Things, Invercargill City, Nelson City, New Zealand Issues, Official Information Act, Overview, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City
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OPINION: How to Fix Councils
Jan 30, 2025 | Building Consent, Cities and Regions, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, LGFA, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Open Letters, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Resource Management Act (RMA), Three Waters, Transport and Roading
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What is “traffic calming”?
Dec 3, 2023 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Dunedin City, Hamilton City, Hostile Architecture, Mode Shift, Overview, Public Transport, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Tauranga City, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, Vision Zero, Wellington City
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What is “Learned Helplessness”?
Feb 26, 2025 | Article, New Zealand Issues, Overview, Taking Action
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OPINION: Comparing the coalition’s draft transport General Policy Statement (GPS) with Labour’s version
Mar 23, 2024 | Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Consultation, Elections, Global Agendas, Incoming Legislation, International Organisation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Opinion, Overview, Public Transport, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Taking Action, Traffic Calming, Transport and Roading, UN 2030 Agenda, United Nations, Vision Zero
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LatestWhat is “Learned Helplessness”?
Feb 26, 2025 | Article, New Zealand Issues, Overview, Taking Action
Introduction The definition of ‘learned helplessness’ is based on behavioural psychology and is...
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OPINION: How to Fix Councils
Jan 30, 2025 | Building Consent, Cities and Regions, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Spending, Elections, Hamilton City, LGFA, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, Open Letters, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Resource Management Act (RMA), Three Waters, Transport and Roading
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Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Technology in NZ Cities
Dec 9, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities, Contractors, Council Spending, Crime, Dunedin City, Electromagnetic Pollution, Emergency Services, Hamilton City, Hutt City, Internet of Things, Invercargill City, Nelson City, New Zealand Issues, Official Information Act, Overview, Palmerston North City, Porirua City, Road Pricing and Congestion Charges, Safety and Well-being, Smart Cities (+ 20-minute Cities), Surveillance, Tauranga City, Upper Hutt City, Wellington City
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Articles covering PM Luxon’s speech to LGNZ (August 2024)
Sep 2, 2024 | Article, Cities, Code of Conduct complaints, Core Services, Council Debt, Council Finances, Council Funding, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Incoming Legislation, Law and Legislation, LGNZ, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Rates Increases, Regions, Three Waters, Transport and Roading, Wellington City
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Democracy Project Article: When unelected officials dominate the local democratic process
Jul 25, 2024 | Article, Asset Sales, Auckland City, Christchurch City, Cities and Regions, Code of Conduct complaints, Council Finances, Council Meetings, Council Spending, Freedom of Expression, Global Agendas, Law and Legislation, Local Government Reform, New Zealand Issues, News, Opinion, Overview, Professional Managerial Class, Tauranga City, Tauranga City Council Election 2024, Wellington City
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What is RCP8.5?
Jun 30, 2024 | Article, Auckland City, Cities and Regions, Climate Change and Weather, Flood Risk, Global Agendas, Global Warming, Greater Wellington Region, Hamilton City, International Organisation, Kapiti Coast District, Law and Legislation, Managed Retreat, Natural Hazards, Overview, Resource Management Act (RMA), United Nations, Wellington City