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Mayors need independent advice and stronger powers to govern well (opens the original)
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A key question is whether the current balance of influence between elected members and management still suits the scale and complexity of modern councils, writes Matt Cowley. Photo / NZME Ask most New Zealanders who runs their city and they will probably name the mayor. Yet the person voters hold most accountable may have less power than they realise. Mayors get elected on their promises, they front public meetings, and they represent their community in the media. Voters also reward them or puni
Mayors need independent advice and stronger powers to govern well (opens the original)
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A key question is whether the current balance of influence between elected members and management still suits the scale and complexity of modern councils, writes Matt Cowley. Photo / NZME Ask most New Zealanders who runs their city and they will probably name the mayor. Yet the person voters hold most accountable may have less power than they realise. Mayors get elected on their promises, they front public meetings, and they represent their community in the media. Voters also reward them or puni
AI will make human judgement, trust and originality more valuable (opens the original)
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Businesses risk automating away the human qualities customers value most, writes Matt Cowley. Photo / 123rf Remember when many of us started replacing old light bulbs with LEDs because they used less power and cost less to run? Our power bills never reduced as LEDs were so inexpensive, we put them everywhere. Under the kitchen cabinets, along the driveway, around the deck, and in the garden. Economists call this the rebound effect or the Jevons paradox – when something becomes dramatically more
AI will make human judgement, trust and originality more valuable (opens the original)
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Businesses risk automating away the human qualities customers value most, writes Matt Cowley. Photo / 123rf Remember when many of us started replacing old light bulbs with LEDs because they used less power and cost less to run? Our power bills never reduced as LEDs were so inexpensive, we put them everywhere. Under the kitchen cabinets, along the driveway, around the deck, and in the garden. Economists call this the rebound effect or the Jevons paradox – when something becomes dramatically more
Why some major events are worth more than their visitor numbers (opens the original)
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Major events are an important part of the Western Bay’s economic strategy. Photo / NZME, Photosport If every event delivered the economic benefits claimed in its post-event report, New Zealand’s economic growth challenges would probably be solved by now. That’s a slight exaggeration, but it reflects growing noise from central and local governments that justify why they want to attract more major events. Almost every event arrives with estimates of visitor spending, hotel nights and economic mult
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