Managing freshwater quality: Challenges and opportunities
September 2019: In 2011, we published a report on how effectively Waikato Regional Council, Taranaki Regional Council, Horizons Regional Council, and Environment Southland managed the effects of land use on freshwater quality in their regions. We found that the effectiveness of the four regional councils' approaches was variable. In this report, we assess the progress they have made since 2011.
Waste management planning by territorial authorities
April 2007: All territorial authorities must adopt a waste management plan. In this audit, we checked whether all had done so, and whether six were implementing them. Some of the plans were out of date or did not contain all the information we expected...
Case Study 9: The Regional Council Information Technology Consortium
Local Authorities Working Together.
Case Study 10: Shared Staffing in Taranaki
Local Authorities Working Together.