National Council
The LGNZ National Council is the elected leadership of LGNZ.
As well as being a Mayor, Chair, Deputy Mayor or Councillor, National Council members also act as the governing body of LGNZ, set and guide policies and oversee them to point of achievement.
The National Council members for the 2020-2023 triennium are:
- Stuart Crosby | President | Councillor, Bay of Plenty Regional Council
- Hamish McDouall | Vice President | Provincial Sector| Mayor, Whanganui District Council
- Hon Phil Goff | Mayor, Auckland Council
- Pippa Coom | Councillor, Auckland Council
- Richard Northey | Local Board, Auckland Council
- Aaron Hawkins | Metro Sector | Mayor, Dunedin City Council
- Andy Foster | Metro Sector | Mayor, Wellington City Council
- Grant Smith | Metro Sector | Mayor, Palmerston North City Council
- Doug Leeder | Regional Sector | Chair, Bay of Plenty Regional Council
- Rachel Reese | Regional Sector | Mayor, Nelson City Council
- Alex Walker | Rural Sector | Mayor, Central Hawke's Bay District Council
- Hon John Carter | Zone One | Mayor, Far North District Council
- Jim Mylchreest | Zone Two | Mayor, Waipā District Council
- Don Cameron | Zone Three | Mayor, Ruapehu District Council
- Wayne Guppy | Zone Four | Mayor, Upper Hutt City Council
- Sam Broughton | Zone Five | Mayor, Selwyn District Council
- Gary Kircher | Zone Six | Mayor, Waitaki District Council
- Bonita Bigham | Te Maruata Roopu Whakahaere | Community Board Member, South Taranaki District Council
- Tamzin Letele | Young Elected Members | Whangamata Community Board Member, Thames-Coromandel District Council
- Lan Pham | Young Elected Members | Councillor, Environment Canterbury
Stuart is the President of LGNZ since July 2020 and was the Vice President from July 2017 to July 2020. He represents Zone Two on National Council and is a Councillor for Bay of…
Hamish is the Vice President of LGNZ since July 2020 and he represents the Provincial Sector on National Council and is Mayor of Whanganui District Council.
Phil represents the Metropolitan Sector on National Council and is the Mayor of Auckland Council.
Phil represented Mt Roskill for 10 terms of Parliament. He became New Zealand's youngest ever Cabinet Minister in 1984. In…
Phil represented Mt Roskill for 10 terms of Parliament. He became New Zealand's youngest ever Cabinet Minister in 1984. In…
Pippa represents Auckland Council on National Council.
Pippa was elected Councillor on Auckland Council, representing the Waitematā and Gulf ward, in 2019 after having served nine years on the Waitematā Local…
Pippa was elected Councillor on Auckland Council, representing the Waitematā and Gulf ward, in 2019 after having served nine years on the Waitematā Local…
Doug represents the Regional Sector on National Council. He is the Chair of Bay of Plenty Regional Council and a Director on the Board of Port of Tauranga Limited.
Before Doug gained his seat on…
Before Doug gained his seat on…
Rachel represents the Regional Sector on National Council and is the Mayor of Nelson City Council.
Rachel was elected Nelson's first female Mayor in 2013 after having served more than nine years at Nelson…
Rachel was elected Nelson's first female Mayor in 2013 after having served more than nine years at Nelson…
Alex represents the Rural Sector on National Council and is the Mayor of Central Hawke's Bay District Council.
John represents Zone One on National Council and is the Mayor of the Far North District Council.
John was the Member of Parliament for various iterations of the Northland Electorate for 24…
John was the Member of Parliament for various iterations of the Northland Electorate for 24…
Don represents Zone Three on National Council.
He became a Councillor in 2007 and was elected Mayor of Ruapehu District Council in 2010.
Don is a qualified Hearings Commissioner, a…
He became a Councillor in 2007 and was elected Mayor of Ruapehu District Council in 2010.
Don is a qualified Hearings Commissioner, a…
Wayne represents Zone Four on National Council and is the Mayor of Upper Hutt City Council.
Sam represents Zone Five on National Council and is the Mayor of Selwyn District Council.
Bonita Bigham (Ngaruahine, Te Atiawa) has been chair of Te Maruata, Local Government New Zealand's national collective of Māori in governance roles in local government since mid-2016 and has served…
Tamzin Letele
Young Elected Members | Whangamata Community Board Member, Thames-Coromandel District Council
Councillor, Environment Canterbury Regional Council
Lan Pham was the highest polling candidate elected to Environment Canterbury Regional Council 2016, following a campaign from the remote Raoul Island in the Kermadecs on…
Lan Pham was the highest polling candidate elected to Environment Canterbury Regional Council 2016, following a campaign from the remote Raoul Island in the Kermadecs on…