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PacificTA

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Local Government Excellence Programme

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Climate Change Series

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PacificTA

Working together for our communities

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National News

Local government welcome Government action on single-use plastic bags

10 August 2018

LGNZ welcome this morning’s announcement by the Government on action towards phasing out the use of single-use plastic bags.

LGNZ media briefing, 7 August 2018

8 August 2018

LGNZ's third Quarterly Media Briefing of 2018 was held on Tuesday in Wellington. LGNZ President Dave Cull was joined by CouncilMARK™ Independent Assessment Board chair Toby Stevenson and Local Government...

Let’s get the facts straight on waste

7 August 2018

LGNZ President Dave Cull has backed a WasteMINZ report calling for investigation into the broadening and progressive increase of New Zealand’s Waste Levy at this morning’s LGNZ Quarterly Media Briefing,...

Package of options needed to fund local tourism infrastructure

7 August 2018

LGNZ President Dave Cull has at this morning’s Quarterly Media Briefing congratulated the government on recognising that tourists should contribute to the costs of the infrastructure they use, however LGNZ...

Local News