Joan Davidson
September 2018
At Morrison Low we are proud to have Joan Davidson, current Chair of the Young Water Professionals, on our team. Joan will be attending the 2018 Water NZ Conference & Expo next week in acknowledgement of 60 years of Water New Zealand.
Service reviews are back on the menu
September 2018
After a sprint in August 2017 to have Section 17A service reviews completed we are seeing a number of councils take a more considered approach to service reviews in 2018. With the statutory compliance aspect now in the past, councils are now seemingly realising the benefits of undertaking a comprehensive review of services.
Water Reform
August 2018
With the New Zealand Government reviewing how the three waters (drinking water, wastewater and stormwater) are managed, it appears that New Zealand is on the cusp of significant change to the way the water industry operates.
Kevin Best joins Morrison Low
June 2018
Morrison Low is pleased to announce Kevin Best as the new Chair of Morrison Low Holdings. Kevin takes over as Chair from Karen Price at an important time for the company.
Waste planning for a booming tourist town
April 2018
Senior Consultant Alice Grace and Deborah Lind from Queenstown Local District Council recently wrote an article on the challenges, options and decision-making processes behind a bold new scheme tackling Queenstown's waste concerns.
Local Government Magazine
April 2018
A new article by Kitty Waghorn, Waste Asset Manager at Waimakariri District Council, on recent changes to the waste management system was published in LG Magazine.
The government's new $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund
February 2018
Morrison Low has a long history of supporting Australian councils obtain regional development grants through competitive processes. It is a long established practice there for funding rural and region...
NSW Road Maintenance Council Contracts (RMCC) and National Prequalification for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction Contracts
December 2017
Feedback from Road Maintenance Council Contracts (RMCC) stakeholders suggests that future engagement models for council road maintenance contracts will require individual councils to be prequalified u...
Joint Organisations
November 2017
It has been a long time coming but Joint Organisations are now here. After the last few years it will be interesting to see how the industry reacts to this latest voluntary program of the Office of Lo...
Changes to Housing Policy
November 2017
It is clear that the new government is going to take a different approach to tackling housing issues. This includes how it will increase the number of social houses and social housing providers. A num...