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Submissions

High-quality population data is essential for councils to govern effectively.

LGNZ is concerned about the increasing abuse and harassment of all elected members, including the targeting of women.

LGNZ suggests pragmatic way forward for local government reorganisation.

LGNZ supports the introduction of a new development levies system which is aligned with wider planning reforms.

LGNZ strongly supports this legislation.

Councils are the most important player in resource management.

This submission focuses on matters concerned with turnout and the performance of the electoral system as a whole.

LGNZ supports the strengthened Emergency Management Bill, but questions remain about how we pay for emergency management.

LGNZ does not support rates capping as it will constrain the ability of councils.

LGNZ supports parts of the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill but not a prescriptive role for local government.

LGNZ strongly supports taking action to address the housing crisis.

We welcome the opportunity to submit on the Government’s package of changes to national direction.

Local government welcomes the Treasury's draft Long-term Insights Briefing.

We support the Land Transport Management (Time of Use Charging) Amendment Bill and welcome the opportunity to submit.

We support a move to a four-year term for parliament, but wants to see local government also move to a four-year term.

We're pleased to submit on the petition to limit local authority rate increases to a maximum of the annual inflation rate.

We agree that how we deliver water services for our communities (drinking, wastewater and stormwater) must improve.

In our 2022 survey, 43% of members had experienced harassment, prejudice, threatening or derogatory behaviours in their role.