Federal officials, they said, do not seem to understand their complicated system of Colonial-era local governance.

It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

This gave Shannon a unique status in local governance.

During this period, he gained practical experience in local governance.

But the people at Usaid and in local governance just didn't sufficiently buy into this.

They said they were afraid the new rules paid lip service to local governance, while the real power would stay in Washington.

On the under hand, he also promised to reform the native administration and local governance.

However, many aspects of local governance are actually under centralized provincial or national control.

Rural development is also primarily about decentralisation and local governance.

The committee acts as a pressure group in trying to get the local governance react to various social issues that it raises.