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By David Jenkins Easter has a way of slowing things down. In the middle of busy calendars and the constant hum of work, Easter offers something increasingly rare: time. Time to be present, reconnect, ...

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 active four-year-olds, suddenly, playgrounds become one ...

Economic growth does not happen without infrastructure. This was the message from Troy Anderson at IPWC 2025 as he presented the case study of the Parkes Special Activation Precinct (SAP), the first of ...

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 the 1980s. Under the direction of the national government, ...

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 lifting on the essential services which keep the economy moving ...