Chance to put community back in driver's seat

Waitaki deputy mayor Melanie Tavendale.
Local government is under the spotlight, but in my view, proactive conversations regarding the future of the sector can’t come soon enough.
Councils are currently facing the biggest shake-up since reforms in the 1980s.
As central government explores a more centralised approach to many aspects of our lives, such as education, RMA and delivery of our water services (just to name a few), we need to highlight the things our community can deliver more successfully than central government’s one-size-fits-all approach.
We are currently one of the most centralised countries in the developed world, with almost 90% of all public expenditure controlled by central government.

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