Paint by numbers: Why the Kāwantanga needs to hand over the brush

Paint by numbers: Why the Kāwantanga needs to hand over the brush
Tariana Turia's legacy includes convincing John Key to back the community-delivered Whanau Ora policy. (Image: NZME)
Deb Te Kawa
Welcome back to He Poneketanga - your monthly deep dive into what's really happening in public service implementation and delivery, and what the latest theory and research is saying.Given this summer's relentless rain, I had the perfect excuse to curl up with some fascinating holiday reading: the UK's new devolution white paper.Don't laugh –  this document is making waves because it tackles a problem we're all too familiar with: how to give communities real power over the services they use every day.The Brits...

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