National Council
Our National Council, who are the elected leadership of Local Government New Zealand, prepare a workplan and annual report that outlines priorities and projects in any given year. They will choose projects according to criteria, including: the number of councils affected by the issue, the magnitude of the issue, the priority and timing of that issue or its potential impact.
The current members of the Local Government New Zealand National Council are:
- Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand - Mayor, Hastings District Council
- Kerry Prendergast, Vice-President - Mayor, Wellington City Council
- Mark Farnsworth, Zone 1 - Chair, Northland Regional Council
- Dianne Hale, Zone 1 - Councillor, North Shore City Council
- Philippa Barriball, Zone 2 - Mayor, Thames Coromandel District Council
- Ian McKelvie, Zone 3 - Mayor, Manawatu District Council
- Adrienne Staples, Zone 4 - Mayor, South Wairarapa District Council
- Bede O'Malley, Zone 5 - Mayor, Ashburton District Council
- Frana Cardno, Zone 6 - Mayor, Southland District Council
- Stephen Cairns, Regional Sector Group - Chair, Otago Regional Council
- John Cronin, Regional Sector Group - Chair, Environment Bay of Plenty
- John Forbes, Rural Sector Group - Mayor, Opotiki District Council
- Peter Tennent, Provincial Sector Group - Mayor, New Plymouth District Council
- Peter Chin, Metro Sector Group - Mayor, Dunedin City Council
- Len Brown, Metro Sector Group - Mayor, Manukau City Council
Local Government New Zealand presents a consensus view and is the only organisation that can speak on behalf of all councils in New Zealand.
Last updated: September 2008
President
Lawrence Yule
Vice-President
Kerry Prendergast
