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Website: Department of Internal Affairs
Last Publication Date: 1 Mar 2011
This paper outlines the process the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) undertook to review five community Crown funded schemes and the results of the review.…
This paper provides an overview of approaches to grant-making for community development in selected countries. It presents a high-level picture aimed to inform the development of…
Last Publication Date: 20 Jul 2010
Allen and Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Ltd (Allen & Clarke) was engaged by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) to carry out a literature review…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jun 2010
The Department of Internal Affairs commissioned this systematic literature review to assist the Lottery Grants Board and its distribution committees to make distribution decisions that are…
Last Publication Date: 1 Dec 2009
The focus of the review was to provide insight into the factors that encourage collaboration among local councils and those that might hinder it. Three research…
Last Publication Date: 1 Nov 2009
The Local Government Act 2002 recognises and respects the Crown’s obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi by placing some specific obligations on local authorities. These obligations…
Last Publication Date: 1 Oct 2009
The Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) is seeking to make consistent information about councils more available and accessible, to better understand issues facing the local…
Last Publication Date: 1 Feb 2009
There are 85 local authorities in New Zealand that provide services to their communities. The majority of services are provided within the ‘core’ council structure. However,…
This series of case studies looks at how councils have approached the planning (mainly the long-term council community plan), decision-making and community outcomes provisions of the…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jan 2009
Local councils are an important contributor to the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of communities across the country. As such it is important to understand…