Co-governance debated again at hui

A community meeting to discuss the fraught issue of co-governance brought together people with strongly opposing views, but the majority of the 55 people present said they were there to listen and learn. What emerged was the possibility of a cooperative form of governance that is already effective in some organisations, although it’s unclear how it might apply to central Government. Some favour more co-governance, especially when it comes to water and environmental management, while others want to stick with the status quo. Key questions on people’s minds included what co-governance really was...