The Australian
Auckland’s new city deal shifts nothing
Last Friday, New Zealand signed its first city deal, a formal agreement between central government and Auckland, the country’s largest city.
Local government
Insights
Paying for growth
The domestic political year has started with housing density back on the agenda.
Quadrant
A local rescue plan for democracy
When a councillor in New Zealand’s Carterton District was elected on a platform of fiscal responsibility, she could not have expected to be barred from participating in budget deliberations.
Insights
German solution for New Zealand’s local government woes
Wellington City Council’s recent turmoil highlights a widespread misunderstanding of New Zealand’s local governance.
Insights
Localism or centralism?
Last week, we applauded Housing Minister Chris Bishop for his housing policy proposals.
The Australian
How Wellington has become a NZ tragicomedy
I would not usually devote a column for The Australian to problems with a New Zealand local council.
Speeches
How to establish localism in New Zealand
Speech at the Building Nations Symposium 2019 on how to establish localism in New Zealand.
National Business Review
Queenstown’s visitor levy a cry for reform
Ultimately, reforming local government finance would be in central government’s interest, too.
Insights
As Kiwi as pavlova
In our #localismNZ report we call for a radical shift of power from the centre to the people.
Insights
Project Localism
The chances for decentralisation have never been better.