Helping councils deliver better outcomes for communities

Local governments face increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services while responding to population growth, ageing infrastructure, financial constraints, climate resilience and changing community expectations. Success requires balancing long-term strategic planning with practical delivery and effective local decision making.

Coriolis partners with councils, chief executives and elected members to develop strategies, redesign services and implement sustainable organisational change.

Council Building

Local Government

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Our Expertise

Strategy & Growth

  • Long-term planning

  • Growth and infrastructure strategy

  • Economic development

  • Place-based planning

  • Community outcomes

  • Regional collaboration

  • Investment prioritisation

Governance & Organisation

  • Council amalgamation

  • Operating model design

  • Organisation design

  • Shared services

  • Performance improvement

  • Executive advisory

Service Transformation

  • Service redesign

  • Community services

  • Customer experience

  • Asset management strategy

  • Digital transformation

  • AI strategy

  • Productivity improvement

Investment & Delivery

  • Business cases

  • Capital planning

  • Programme governance

  • Portfolio management

  • Major transformation programmes

  • Implementation support

Our Approach

Every council is different. We work alongside elected members and executive teams to understand local priorities, develop practical solutions and support successful implementation.

Our advice is evidence-based, politically aware and grounded in experience leading one of New Zealand's largest local government organisations.

Experience

  • Led one of New Zealand's largest operational portfolios, overseeing 3,600 staff, an operating budget exceeding NZ$600 million and assets valued at more than NZ$12 billion.

  • Delivered NZ$150 million in operating surpluses and NZ$58 million in banked savings.

  • Identified NZ$2.7 billion in long-term capital cost avoidance and more than NZ$100 million in operating cost avoidance.

  • Redesigned a 2,000-person organisation while strengthening organisational capability and stakeholder confidence.

  • Led major governance, operating model and service transformation programmes, including emergency management responses, community service integration and strategic infrastructure planning.

  • Advising councils on governance reform, representation models and council amalgamation options.

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