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title: Improving local government needs better policy advice - NZIER Insight 62
description: Local government regulatory activities have an important effect on local and regional economic growth and, ultimately, national economic growth and communi
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# [Improving local government needs better policy advice - NZIER Insight 62](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/improving-local-government-needs-better-policy-advice-nzier-insight-62)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/admin) | September 16, 2016

Local government regulatory activities have an important effect on local and regional economic growth and, ultimately, national economic growth and community wellbeing. This places a premium on local government organisations having high quality policy advice and decision-making processes in place. High quality policy advice, which supports good regulatory design and implementation and sound investment decisions, is critical to improving performance.

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