How to get started on your 2024 infrastructure strategy
Here's an overview of the key steps involved in preparing your 2024 infrastructure strategy, and some ideas for the scoping phase of the...
debraSeptember 12, 2022
Your guide to writing effective council reports
This report writing guide will help you to write reports that stand out for their clear storyline and high quality writing style. Here’s...
debraAugust 24, 2022
Highlights from the climate change forum
Learning about the Wharekawa Coast 2120 project and how to communicate about climate change, and gaining a better understanding of the upcoming requirements...
debraJune 29, 2022
Consultation ideas from the draft National Adaptation Plan
The arrival of the draft National Adaptation Plan is exciting news for everyone in New Zealand who cares about this topic. However, it...
debraJune 10, 2022
How to write excellent emails, submission summaries, and executive summaries
As a council staff member, you know a lot about your subject matter. However, most of the time people only want the summary!...
debraApril 28, 2022
Scared of rats in your compost? Try this trick.
I recently opened the lid of my compost bin to find a startled mouse (or young rat, more likely) dining out on the...
debraApril 4, 2022
Need to keep in touch with stakeholders? Try a newsletter.
A newsletter can be an effective, low-cost way for a council to keep in touch with a specific group of people. This could...
debraFebruary 28, 2022
How to stop worrying about deadlines
I have spent way too much time and energy worrying about how to meet my deadlines – so my goal for 2022 is...
debraFebruary 3, 2022
Struggling with a council document?
The documents we write for councils may not be Moby Dick or The Bone People, but we still have to put in the...
debraJanuary 10, 2022
Notes from a writing workshop
At a writing and editing workshop for council officers I learnt as much as I shared with the group. Here's a summary of...
debraDecember 6, 2021
