Rico Blog

Breaking New Ground: Rico starts Connecting Councils and Consultants to Transform Resource Consent Processing

The Challenge We're Tackling Resource consent processing has traditionally been a fragmented journey, with consultants and councils...

Rico starts helping NZ's fastest growing district streamline consent processing and decisions

Announcement: We are excited to have started working with Selwyn District Council (SDC) to help use our technology to streamline their...

Building Software In-House vs. Off-the-Shelf Solutions for Local Authorities

Technology plays a vital role in local government operations. But when it comes to software, a critical question arises: build or...

Planners need systems too (and how to implement one)

In the world of planning decisions, tradition often reigns supreme. Experienced planners have typically developed their own approaches...

Separating facts from opinions: the secret to better communication in planning reports

Planning reports are getting longer and that’s making it harder to clearly communicate relevant information. I hear complaints of this...