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!

LEAP Program

A procurement support program for local government organisations

GROW Handbook

Your guide to getting started and being effective in local government.

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

Council maps and websites

Council maps

The maps below outline the boundaries for all regional, district and city councils in New Zealand.

Council websites

North Island

Auckland Council	Manawatu District Council	Taranaki Regional Council
Carterton District Council	Masterton District Council	Tararua District Council
Central Hawke's Bay District Council	Matamata-Piako District Council	Taupō District Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council	Napier City Council	Tauranga City Council
Far North District Council	New Plymouth District Council	Thames-Coromandel District Council
Gisborne District Council	Northland Regional Council	Upper Hutt City Council
Greater Wellington Regional Council	Ōpōtiki District Council	Waikato District Council
Hamilton City Council	Ōtorohanga District Council	Waikato Regional Council
Hastings District Council	Palmerston North City Council	Waipa District Council
Hauraki District Council	Porirua City Council	Wairoa District Council
Hawke's Bay Regional Council	Rangitīkei District Council	Waitomo District Council
Horizons Regional Council	Rotorua Lakes Council	Whanganui District Council
Horowhenua District Council	Ruapehu District Council	Wellington City Council
Hutt City Council	South Taranaki District Council	Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Kaipara District Council	South Waikato District Council	Whakatāne District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council	South Wairarapa District Council	Whangarei District Council
Kawerau District Council	Stratford District Council

South Island

Ashburton District Council	Grey District Council	Southland District Council
Buller District Council	Hurunui District Council	Tasman District Council
Central Otago District Council	Invercargill City Council	Timaru District Council
Chatham Islands Council	Kaikōura District Council	Waimakariri District Council
Christchurch City Council	Mackenzie District Council	Waimate District Council
Clutha District Council	Marlborough District Council	Waitaki District Council
Dunedin City Council	Nelson City Council	West Coast Regional Council
Environment Canterbury	Otago Regional Council	Westland District Council
Environment Southland	Queenstown Lakes District Council
Gore District Council	Selwyn District Council

Date updated: 14 October 2019