It even happens in New Zealand. Local autonomy suffers.
Read MorePolitical Bullying
local government
Centralisation and Decentralisation.
Do We Need Larger Local Authorities or Ones More in Touch with the Localities?
Read MoreNow in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams
Alan Titford's feet of clay have been shown to all the world. But could he have been Northland's mayor?
Read MoreTo the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee
A certain blogger whose name need not be mentioned in polite company may have wounded Auckland's mayor. But "retired accountant" (amongst other things) Graham McCready has sunk a pretty big harpoon into the side of John Banks. Now, can he wriggle off it?
Read MoreIt's Something in the Water
How can we move forward with the fluoridation debate? Hamilton City Council has an obligation to show that its decision will not cause harm
Read MoreNational out to shrink local government, centralise by stealth
Rather than treating councils as a Beehive branch office, the government should pick up the phone and learn from council's local knowledge
Read MoreA policeman's lot is a happy one ...
Would electing a serving police officer be a valuable addition to a local authority, or a threat to our very constitution? Whatever your view, you're too late ...
Read MoreCanterbury matters
Can we stop talking about Auckland, just briefly? Canterbury matters as much to the future of New Zealand, and tells us more about the character of the government
Read MoreFrom Power to the people
So far, Simon Power is doing the right thing by the people and their constitution. Rodney Hide? Not so much
Read MoreSuper-City – the shape of things to come
Official papers released by Local Government Minister Rodney Hyde show his blitzkrieg plan for
Super City - or Super Mess
Central Government is speeding into the stormy waters of local government in
It's a giddy time... for now
National is enjoying the onset of what should be a long honeymoon. Are there any black clouds looming?
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