Well-being is back!
If there’s one key theme that’s emerging with this government it’s well-being. And it applies to central and local government. Let’s look at local government first. We’re following the Local Government (Community Well-Being) Amendment Bill that’s now in Select Committee. It restores social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being as the key purpose of local government. Some of us remember Chris Carter, former Labour Minister, introducing these as part of the 2002 Loc