News & Insights

In July, LGNZ President Sam Broughton travelled to the UK and Europe for a trip combining LGNZ business and a personal holiday.

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced a framework for Regional Deals at SuperLocal last week.

Below we list key aspects of the Budget that will be of most interest to local government.

Last week LGNZ’s Young Elected Members' hui, hosted by the Far North District Council, brought together around 50 young leaders.

LGNZ met with the Minister for Rural Communities, Mark Patterson.

The Local Government Commission has provided an update in response to enquiries received regarding Māori wards/constituencies.

We took the opportunity to ask our new Minister some questions, and here’s what he told us.

In our journey towards building a more inclusive and equitable society, the role of local government is pivotal.

On 17-18 September we're holding a critical event to drive localism and move towards a consensus position on the FFLG report.

LGNZ’s AGM has voted to develop a consensus position or consensus positions on the Future for Local Government report.

Here’s an insider's look at the Budget 2023, where LGNZ's team were present at the Government's Budget lock-up.

The Climate Change Commission has released their draft advice that will inform the Government’s second emissions reduction plan.

Make sure you're counted in our Census of all elected members.

From 26-28 July, join us in Ōtautahi, Christchurch for SuperLocal, our 2023 LGNZ annual conference.

Preliminary talks underway to develop a resolution service to prevent governance issues around the council table from escalating.

More than 35 councils have signed up to Adopt a Community to support councils recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle.

Rural and Provincial Councils met for the first time this year at the end of last week.

We’re delighted to share with you new research we’ve undertaken with FrankAdvice on the value of public libraries.