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The key weakness in the Strategy is the absence of a valid analysis of the proper role of the government and, in particular, that of regional government. The role of government at any level differs from that of the private sector. Read more

This submission is presented in five sections: does the draft plan meet the requirements of the Act?, expenditure and revenue, other issues, the strategic plan, and concluding comment.  Read more

This submission starts by describing the principles that local authorities should observe when deciding on the functions they will undertake. It proceeds to examine a number of the Council's functions in the light of those principles, and shows that the Council should discontinue, or modify the form of, it's involvement. Read more

This submission on the Local Government Law Reform Bill (“the Bill”) is made jointly by the Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Building Owners and Managers Association of New Zealand (BOMA), Federated Farmers of New Zealand, the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), the New Zealand Manufacturers Federation and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. It is in response to the September 1995 submission made by the New Zealand Local Government Association (“the LGA’s submission”). Read more

This report examines the potential for reforming the water industry. It focuses on mechanisms for allocating water between different uses as well as the institutional arrangements governing businesses that supply water and wastewater services. Read more

The activities of the Council and its requirements for revenue to fund them affect the well-being of Aucklanders and the region generally. They can detract from economic and social well-being if they divert resources from more productive to less productive uses. Read more

Our emphasis on strengthening these features of the Bill also reflects our view that it is desirable to allow local authorities to use risk management techniques to manage existing liabilities prudently rather than just at the time of borrowing. Read more

It is unrealistic to ask at this early stage whether the Resource Management Act has been a “success”. We still to a very large extent in transition from one regime to another. Read more

The 93,000 kilometre roading network is one of the New Zealand’s most expensive assets. In the absence of any official estimate, informed observers put its depreciated replacement cost at around $60 billion. Read more

The New Zealand Business Roundtable has published a number of studies on various aspects of New Zealand's welfare state aimed at promoting reforms which would: improve the quality, responsiveness and cost-effectiveness of social services. The real value of every dollar spent on social services, whether by individual New Zealanders directly or by the government on their behalf, could be increased by allowing greater freedom of choice in consumption and increased competition in delivery; reduce the pressure of the welfare state on the government's budget. Read more