Viable options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Climate Change Commission's 2021 report includes a number of recommendations for central and local government to work together on reducing New Zealand's...
debraFebruary 20, 2021
Audit New Zealand advice on LTP consultation documents and community engagement
Over the next couple of months New Zealand councils will be releasing their Long Term Plan (LTP) consultation documents, so it’s timely to...
debraJanuary 31, 2021
How to write an interesting consultation document
One of the challenges of writing a concise, interesting resource management or Long Term Plan consultation document is that the starting point is...
debraJanuary 11, 2021
How to write a submission on a council plan
Here's a checklist for writing a submission on a council plan. (This content is informed by a submission I edited for Ian McComb...
debraNovember 30, 2020
Five ways to avoid OOS when working at home
Thanks to Covid-19, this was a year where working at home became normal. As well as the global benefit of lower emissions from...
debraOctober 26, 2020
How to use Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking to understand yourself and others
I first learnt about Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking at a presentation by Julie Varney, back in 2015, so it was a real treat...
debraOctober 2, 2020
Compost bins and worm farms: a review of the options
There are multiple reasons why councils around the country want to keep food waste out of the landfill — to reduce greenhouse gas...
debraAugust 28, 2020
How to use styles in Word documents
Learning how to use styles in your Word documents gives you the power to design the look of your document — and avoid unpleasant...
debraJuly 20, 2020
How to share the ideas in your Activity Management Plan
An Activity Management Plan is a technical document rather than a bookshop bestseller. But that’s no reason not to communicate its contents with...
debraJune 29, 2020
Advice for councils during the Covid-19 crisis
Here is some advice I picked up from a presentation by economist Shamubeel Eaqub and a workshop on collaborating online offered by Business...
debraMay 8, 2020
