Local Government and Community Identity
August 2015
The community engagement process for Fit for the Future clearly showed the strong link between local councils and sense of community identity, and that many communities are deeply passionate about the...
Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs)
August 2015
One of our key areas of expertise is alternative delivery structures for local government including CCOs. Morrison Low is currently working with councils on five CCO projects throughout New Zealand co...
Asset Reporting Post Fit for the Future
July 2015
The Fit for the Future reforms have clearly demonstrated the importance of sound asset management to the overall sustainability of a local council. Throughout the Fit for the Future process it was evi...
Case study on disaster recovery
May 2015
When Christchurch was subject to two major earthquakes of magnitude 7.1 and 6.3 and many months of aftershocks of up to 5.4 magnitude, the effects of these two earthquakes resulted is serious loss of ...
Review saves Tasman District Council $1Million per Year on Professional Services
January 2015
Tasman District Council engaged Morrison Low to complete a detailed analysis of the situation and identify options to improve value for money. The preferred option was to bring key strategic and opera...
Hamilton City Council halves building inspection wait times
January 2015
Recommendations from a major process review by Morrison Low have helped Hamilton City Council Building Control Unit to halve its customer waiting times for inspections, among other benefits. The Build...