NZ's Local Government

How it works, information about councils
A stronger local government

Can Kiwis get more value from local government?

Local elections

Information about the 2019 local authority 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 and flagship policy projects

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

CouncilMARK™ Programme

The excellence programme for continuous improvement

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

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

Upcoming important dates

PacificTA

Working together for our communities

Click here to view the PacificTA website

National News

LGNZ backs Commissioner’s call for better environmental reporting

A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is being backed by LGNZ, who agree that more resources and a clear national purpose for environmental reporting is needed.

LGNZ tables plan to fix freshwater

LGNZ today submitted its package of recommendations to central government on how to shape up the Essential Freshwater Package into a fit for purpose regulatory package that will deliver the...

Learn and earn graduates to be celebrated nationwide

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is congratulating the best and brightest vocational students who are graduating over the next two months as part of a jointly run programme between...

Women candidates win over voters in local elections

Local Government New Zealand today confirmed what many local election commentators have observed; that more of the voting public cast their ballots in favour of women candidates than ever before.

Local News

New report finds provincial council tackling national challenges

Manawatū District Council has today received their first CouncilMARK™ report, which shows a rural council tackling the challenges of a growing population and changing environmental and regulatory landscapes.

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...