Why Playgrounds Matter More Than We Realise
By David Jenkins
You don’t really “get” playgrounds until you become a parent. Honestly, I never thought twice about it, but when you have two...
Build it and they will come
Economic growth does not happen without infrastructure. This was the message from Troy Anderson at IPWC 2025 as he presented the case study of...
Major reforms for local government in NZ
By Steve Mooney
The local government sector in New Zealand is going through some of the most significant changes since the reforms carried out in...
What does New Zealand Local government do?
By Steve Mooney
They might be the second tier in New Zealand’s system of government but local and regional councils do much of the heavy...
The winners of the best of public works in New Zealand have been announced
New Zealand asset management and public works professionals joined with IPWEA Auckland in May for the annual New Zealand Excellence Awards Gala dinner. Organisations...
Housing Growth: The infrastructure funding and financing toolkit
By Steve Mooney
Speaking to an audience of Mayors and Chief Executives from around New Zealand in early March, Minister of Housing Chris Bishop revealed...
The greening of the City of Marion
When Ian Seccafien began his career in local government the young arborist “understood intrinsically” that trees were assets but struggled to convince colleagues in...
Arizona posts record heat, but growing in resilience
The summer of 2024 was officially the hottest on record in Arizona’s capital of Phoenix, with an average temperature of 37 degrees Celsius. Outpacing...
Asset management priorities and public toilets
Kelly Dohle’s weekends playing cricket in the Yarra Ranges have given her first hand knowledge of the state of the ovals, pavilions and public...
Capacity building is crucial for disaster response
By David Jenkins
Extreme weather and natural disasters are occurring more often as the world feels the impacts of climate change, and this has created...
