1.0TR - Legal Insight New Zealandhttps://insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz/legalThomson Reutershttps://insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz/legal/contributors/legaladminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Z41ENbiQT7"><a href="https://insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz/legal/posts/local-government-insights">The Expert’s Edge: Current Local Government Law insights from our leading editors </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz/legal/posts/local-government-insights/embed#?secret=Z41ENbiQT7" width="600" height="338" title="“The Expert’s Edge: Current Local Government Law insights from our leading editors ” — TR - Legal Insight New Zealand" data-secret="Z41ENbiQT7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz/legal/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz/legal/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/09/local-govt-1024x683.jpg1024683As the local government legal landscape continues to evolve, staying ahead of the curve has never been more critical for lawyers and their clients. We sit down with Rebecca Atkins BA (Hons) LLB, senior portfolio editor, to understand in more detail what is involved in maintaining Thomson Reuter’s suite of local government law offerings