NZ's Local Government

How it works, information about councils
A stronger local government

Can Kiwis get more value from local government?

Local elections

Voter turnout stats and resources for local elections

Local government basics

What it is, how it works and who is involved

Council maps and websites

Council boundary maps and a list of all NZ council websites

Council operations

How councils work

Community boards

What community boards do
Our work

Our position on policy and resources for you
Our policy priorities

Our work on local government policy

Submissions

A list of our completed and up-coming submissions

Publications

Publications from LGNZ and the local government sector

PacificTA

Local Govt Technical Assistance Facility for Pacific Countries

Local Government Excellence Programme

LGNZ is embarking on a new programme

Local Government Risk Agency

Protecting NZ and community infrastructure from hazards
EquiP Training

Training workshops, tools and webinars
Training

Expert training to help you make the right decisions for your community

Consultancy

Delivering support to strengthen the local government sector

Resources

Sector success stories and sharing of best practice brought to you by EquiP

Live Webinars

Check out the live webinars we have coming up

ArcBlue

Find out about the Procuring for Impact program here

DLC 101 - The Facts

Providing the facts needed to participate effectively on a DLC

Workshops

Check out the workshops we have coming up

Climate Change Series

EquiP's five-part Climate Change Series of webinars

AskYourTeam

Helping transform organisation and leadership performance
News & media

Latest news and media releases
Events

Upcoming important dates

2018 LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards

National News

Bringing government back to the people - LGNZ and The New Zealand Initiative start Project Localism

15 July 2018

Instead of relying on central government to decide what is good for our communities it is time to empower councils and communities themselves to make such decisions, Local Government New...

Substantial review of local government funding welcome and needed

15 July 2018

Local Government New Zealand is pleased with the terms of reference for the Productivity Commissions’ forthcoming inquiry into local government funding and finance which were launched by Minister of Finance...

Local government debates key issues at annual conference

15 July 2018

LGNZ’s annual conference kicked off today with the Local Government New Zealand Annual General Meeting where thirteen policy remits were voted on. This year remits focused on infrastructure and funding,...