The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has won the 2018 Australasian Management Challenge.
The challenge provides real-life problem-solving experiences for local government professionals and opportunities to develop leadership, communication and analytical skills.
Teams must tackle a quick succession of real-life scenarios based on the kinds of management challenges that may arise day-to-day in the local government environment.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council won the New Zealand leg of the challenge in February earlier this year after competing against 14 other councils from around New Zealand.
The council then represented New Zealand in Canberra, competing against seven teams from Australia.