New Zealand's New Local Government Act: A Paradigm for Participatory Planning or Business as Usual?

Memon, Ali; Thomas, Gavin

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“…The 2002 Act empowers councils to promote social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being which is, in effect if not in name, a power of general competence (Richards 2002, Memon & Thomas 2006. Albeit with not unfettered powers, local government has the full capacity to undertake activities and full rights and privileges for the purposes of undertaking local government.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Policy-makers believed that strengthening local communities through local partnerships would help New Zealanders to respond more positively to economic and social change (Richardson 2005, Local Futures 2006, Memon & Thomas 2006, Lee 2009, allow for the sharing of 'best practice' knowledge and practices (Richardson & Winefield 2007), and more nuanced understandings of the local needs those practices must meet (Larner & Craig 2005, Richardson & Winefield 2007. The policy intent was that central and local government be viewed as two arms of the same system, with a shared focus on contributing positively to the well-being of communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recognising the changing nature of government, and the need for responsiveness to communities, from the outset of the reform process, the Labour-led government wished to articulate, in statute, a requirement or responsibility to develop new relationships between central government (Memon & Thomas 2006, Hewison 2008, local authorities and communities (Scott et al 2004, Larner & Craig 2005, Hewison 2008, LGC 2008.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In direct response to increased powers for local authorities, the government imposed rigorous provisions for governance and accountability to local communities (DIA 2000, DIA 2001, Memon & Thomas 2006. Governance is a key role of local authorities (Richards 2002) and the Act provides principles and other provisions to ensure that elected members are responsible, open, transparent, and democratically accountable in their decision-making.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…By providing a purpose, local government had validation for its existence (Richards 2002, Memon & Thomas 2006) and a framework it could work within and be measured against (DIA 2000, DIA 2001, DIA 2009). The new Act confirmed local authorities as the mechanism by which local communities promote social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being (Cousins 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The challenges of land development for housing provision in New Zealand

Shahzad

Hassan²,

Rotimi

2021

J Hous and the Built Environ

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The land development process in New Zealand is criticised for causing delays in the delivery of adequate housing. These delays upset the demand and supply equilibrium, leading to housing shortages, expensive builds and rentals. This study investigates the challenges in land development, to ascertain the factors that are limiting its efficiency as a major catalyst to housing provision. An understanding of the complexities of the development process could enable the suggestion of feasible solutions for achieving housing goals. A two-stage process was adopted to achieve this study objective. In stage one, a critical review of relevant literature helped to identify 48 measurement items. Those items were included in a questionnaire survey in the second stage, to gather data from stakeholders involved in land development process in New Zealand. Using relative importance index (RII) method, nine significant challenges were identified, which were then categorised and discussed in accordance with the construction stakeholder groups that are responsible for creating those challenges. The nine major challenges are: delay in reviews and approval of documents; scope change; lengthy consent application processes; late response to queries by regulatory authorities; poor interaction between regulatory authorities; poor coordination within regulatory authorities; poor planning and scheduling; design errors and slow progress during design development. Findings of this study highlight the need for the development of proper workplan for consent processing, reasonable factoring of the risks associated with scope changes in the land development process, and the enhancement of project management skills of land development contractors.

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New Zealand Local Government at the Crossroads? Reflections on the Recent Local Government Reforms

Thomas¹,

Memon

2007

Urban Policy and Research

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The first new local government statute to be brought before the New Zealand parliament in almost 30 years has brought significant changes which are informed by a participatory democracy paradigm. Notwithstanding the significance of these innovations, we question the extent to which these changes can be construed as a reinvention of local government in New Zealand. It is argued that the Act expresses a model of collaboration between central and local government and communities embodied in the ideology of the 'Third Way', a political programme which aims to renew social democracy by including civil society as a partner in managing the economy. However, as strong as these new attributes are, the drive behind the Act must be considered an example of the centre-left being pragmatic, not of fundamental reform.

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New Zealand's New Local Government Act: A Paradigm for Participatory Planning or Business as Usual?

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