Driving LGNZ’s advocacy priorities: join a reference group

LGNZ is setting up a reference group for each of our advocacy priorities:

1. Financially sustainable and cost-effective local government
2. Meeting current and future infrastructure needs
3. Resilient regional communities, economies, and environments
4. A responsive and accountable local government system (including structure).

We want a range of people on these groups: Mayors, Chairs, councillors and expert council staff. The workload is likely to be three meetings a year plus some engagement outside meetings. Sign up is EOI only and LGNZ’s National Council will decide on the final groups.

Desired knowledge or expertise could include:

1. Financially sustainable and cost-effective local government
   o Local government funding and finance; key cost drivers; procurement; CCOs; shared services
2. Meeting current and future infrastructure needs
   o Infrastructure planning and delivery; transport; water; community infrastructure; urban development
3. Resilient regional communities, economies, and environments
   o Planning; climate adaptation, environmental management; emergency management; economic development
4. A responsive and accountable local government system (including structure)
   o Local Government Act requirements around LTP and performance management; local elections; experience of Local Government Commission reorganisation investigations.

If you are interested, please fill in this form before Monday 4 May. National Council will finalise group membership at its next meeting.

If you need or want more information, please email Ralph– or if you need help with the form, please email Mikaela.

Local government funding and finance; key cost drivers; procurement; CCOs; shared services.