Andy Asquith

Andy Asquith is a keen local politics watcher and governance scholar, a New Zealander but residing in Australia and he joins Mark Leishman. Audio

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Aimie Hines & Andrew Clay. They discuss: The possibly demise of the countries oldest professional basketball team, and why Wellington has… Audio

Dr Andy Asquith, formerly of Massey University, now with the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Technology Sydney joins Emile Donovan. Audio

How much support Wayne Brown will have on the Auckland Council is still unknown.

He may lose his narrow majority around the council table, with two seats changing hands in the latest vote count to… Audio

Concerns have been raised about the replacement of three mayors in Northland at the upcoming local body elections. Local government expert Dr Andy Asquith talks to Jesse about what the wave of mayoral… Audio

Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell's resigned today against a backdrop of infighting and problems within the council. The Panel talks to Massey University Senior politics lecturer, Andy Asquith who… Audio

Sometimes relationships just don't work. Is there any hope for reconciliation in the property market between the conflicting interest of developers, councils, and residents? Video

The RMA gets a lot of flak for being complex and outdated. Change is in the pipeline, but do we risk throwing out the good points of the RMA as well as the bad? Video

Local councils are under increasing pressure as they work to manage the impacts of climate change, and cope with new layers of regulation and oversight that's being put on them by the government… Audio

Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff is campaigning on improving the region's natural environment and tackling climate change but admits he's going to need a lot of support from central government to do this… Audio

National is weighing into Auckland Council politics with the launch of a website asking Aucklanders to rate the council's performance.

The party's not backing anyone in this year's mayoral race but… Audio

Napier City councillors were warned by the council's chief executive not to attend a public meeting on a controversial new pool developing, saying they could be disqualified from participating in… Audio

Registrations are flowing in for a conference that aims to unite ratepayer groups around the country. The impetus has come from Kaipara, in Northland, where ratepayers have fought a long and bitter… Audio

Dr Andy Asquith, Senior Lecturer for School of Management at Massey University says Auckland council is performing quite well. Audio

Elections for the mayoralties, councils and local boards take place in early October, and already questions are being asked about low voter turn-out, low candidate turnout, one-sided races, &amp… Audio