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

2019 Induction

2019 Elected Member, Mayors, and Community Board Inductions

Climate Change for Councils

EquiP's three-part webinar series on climate change adaptation

Procuring for Impact

EquiP proudly presents 'Procuring for Impact - LEARNING Program'

AskYourTeam

Helping transform organisation and leadership performance

Live Webinars

Check out the live webinars we have coming up

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

Nominations open for local council elections

If you see yourself as a potential leader and are passionate about your community then now’s your chance to give local politics a go and have a say in your...

LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards highlight local government achievement

Gisborne District Council topped the table of winners in the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) EXCELLENCE Awards, taking home overall honours in an outstanding field.

Local government debates remits at AGM

A record 21 remits were made official Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) policy at LGNZ’s Annual General Meeting today, from a total of 24 remits that were voted on.

Roadmap for reinvigorating local democracy launched

Over 600 local and central government delegates, including the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, were on hand to hear LGNZ president Dave Cull launch a roadmap...

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.