New zealand local government
AGENDA July 2012 NZLG INSIGHT
3A malgamations stymied
Kaikoura MP Colin King wants more amalgamations.
4 Questions over internal migration
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Assessing the plus and minus aspects of shifting populations.
6 LGNZ spelling it out
Lawrence Yule wants a serious talk with the Government
8N ew guidelines for paying the price
Infratrain launches a new certificate for tendering and procurement
9A procurement wake-up call Value for money starts with clever buying
10 G ains made from WDC’s IT spend
Wanganui buys a CommVault system and sees the benefits
PLACEMAKING IN 2012
12 Paihia’s master plan
Connecting town and sea in the winterless North
14 P lacemaking – a brief Q&A
A community-oriented process of creating places to live
onsultation key to planning 16 C
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Careful planning and consulting pays off in Hamilton
elson’s place in the sun 18 N
A dramatic sculpture anchors Nelson’s northern gateway
istoric wharf wins a reprieve 19 H
Tolaga Bay’s wooden wharf is restored for another 100 years
20 T aranaki’s call for a healthy lifestyle
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21 Partnering the community on leisure facilities
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Horowhenua partners Transpower to provide places to play
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
23 N Z conference focuses on scarce commodity
Will water become the world’s most scarce natural resource?
26 A dvantages of instrumentation and control
Getting technical about treatment plants and quality control
28 D riving a more efficient kind of flood control
Flood protection for a sizeable chunk of the South Island
29 A fter the weather bomb
Working to make the Coromandel safer when the skies open
uilding on shaky ground 30 B
Taupo District Council upgrades is water treatment infrastructure
NZLG FOCUS
33 Keeping the trucks in line
Primary industry growth around Gisborne impacts on the local roads
Blunt warning for councils on lG infrastructure
Quality water is high on the agenda in NZ
councillors under fire from ratepayers
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On the cover: New technology for water pipeline investigation -see page 31.