News & Insights

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

LGNZ launches Adopt-a-Community to match a council unaffected by Cyclone Gabrielle with a council and community badly hit.

Following months of feedback from you, we're happy to share our draft submission on the Future for Local Government Report.

Before Christmas, some elected members and councils received a message from an organisation known as Hobson’s Pledge.

Ākona is LGNZ’s new learning and development programme, specifically designed for elected local government officials.

Given the increasing natural hazard risks posed by climate change, we sought to update advice.

The Young Elected Members Committee stands up for elected members under the age of 40.

A key local government concern about Three Waters Reform is whether local voice will be heard.

The key objective of the Bill is to ensure that LIMs provide better, consistent and more easily understood information.

We've now shared our resource management draft submission and our Three Waters submission outline.

The Government’s resource management reform bills had their first reading on Tuesday 22 November.

Here's a brief explainer on what they are, plus what council belongs in which zone/sector group.

Public consultation's opened on the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan, which includes proposals to reduce speed limits.

The Government have introduced two pieces of legislation intended to replace the Resource Management Act.

LGNZ has opened nominations for sector and zone chairs and representatives to National Council.

Te Maruata Roopu Whakahaere, the Māori Committee, is a sub-committee of the National Council of LGNZ.

Even if you were part of one of these last triennium, you still need to sign up again for this triennium.

Conventional wisdom says when you have a tiger by its tail, the trick is not to let go or you risk being eaten alive.