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Information about the 2019 local authority elections

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Our policy priorities

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Submissions

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Publications

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PacificTA

Local Govt Technical Assistance Facility for Pacific Countries

CouncilMARK™ Programme

The excellence programme for continuous improvement

Local Government Risk Agency

Protecting NZ and community infrastructure from hazards
EquiP Training

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Training

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

Consultancy

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Resources

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Elected Member Induction

2019 Elected Member Induction Programme - Book your place!

Mayors Induction

2019 Mayors Induction Workshop - Book your place!

Community Board Induction

2019 Community Board Workshop - Book your place!

Essentials Series

A nationally consistent set of digital induction training for governors

Regional Chairs Workshop

2019 Regional Chairs Induction Workshop - Book your place!

Workshops

Check out the workshops we have coming up
News & media

Latest news and media releases
Events

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Localism.NZ

Where locals decide

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National News

LGNZ releases freshwater modelling report

Local Government New Zealand’s Regional Sector Water Subgroup is proactively releasing a report assessing some of the potential impacts from the reforms proposed under the Essential Freshwater Package, noting that...

Govt must take communities with them on freshwater

Local Government New Zealand has welcomed the launch of the Essential Freshwater package as an important step to cleaning up the country’s waterways, but says more work is needed to...

Stats show competitive local elections loom

With just six weeks until the final day of voting, the 2019 New Zealand Local Elections are shaping up to be hugely competitive with more than two candidates standing for...

LGNZ bring more tools to climate emergency fight

LGN 4871 Climate change impacts Image 1 Web v2

LGNZ is equipping councils with another key policy tool to help them gear their communities up for the impact of climate change with the release of the Exposed: Climate change...

Local News

CouncilMARK™ report delivers ‘A’ grade to small council doing big things

The Independent Assessment Board which oversees CouncilMARK™, the local government excellence programme, has today awarded Hauraki District Council with an A rating, citing stand out performance in governance, strategy and...

CouncilMARK™ report: New Plymouth facing unique challenges

A CouncilMARK™ report issued for New Plymouth District Council says that while the region has experienced relative prosperity and growth, changes to the economy of New Zealand’s ‘energy capital’ may...

New CouncilMARK™ report drills into Dunedin City Council performance

Dunedin City Council is the latest local authority to receive a CouncilMARK™ report from the programme’s Independent Assessment Board (IAB), which has identified an organisation that has overcome legacy financial...

CouncilMARK™ Independent Assessment Board releases latest council reports

The Independent Assessment Board which oversees the local government excellence programme CouncilMARK™ has released today the reports of council assessments and ratings for Environment Canterbury and Upper Hutt City Council.