Insights
Incentives for local government needed
It is vital that well-performing, growth friendly councils get rewarded for their actions.
Local government
National Business Review
Incentives trump all else
Imagine if both local and central government tax revenues reflected economic performance more directly.
The Dominion Post
Culture of co-operation makes more sense than amalgamation
By amalgamating all Wellington councils, there are few efficiencies to gain but a lot of local autonomy and diversity to lose.
Interest.co.nz
Incentives to grow
We need a local government finance system that rewards councils that go for growth and punishes those that inhibit development.
Insights
What is wrong with rates?
The current local government finance system might in fact incentivise a council against development.
National Business Review
Councils need new funding sources
LGNZ’s inquiry into local government funding makes sense.
Insights
Aristotle in Dunedin
Aristotle was right. A great city does not need a big population.
Other publications
Submission to the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
Should local government be recognised in the Constitution?
Other publications
Dollars must flow if numbers to grow
Debate about Australia’s population is framed with national aggregates and ignores how local governments deal with increased population.
The Australian
Think local and give country towns the freedom to prosper or perish
The fight between the lofty ambitions of planners and the cold hard reality of economics still rages.