Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ)
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Level 1
117 Lambton Quay
Postcode: 6011
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Town / City: Wellington |
Postal Address:
Local Government New Zealand
PO Box 1214
Wellington
Postcode: 6140
Town / City: Wellington |
Prov / State: Wellington
Country: New Zealand |
Email:
www: http://www.lgnz.co.nz |
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1. 51 Government.
2. 39 Associations.
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Keywords:Local government in New Zealand
Local government in New Zealand consists of 78 local, regional and unitary councils.
The elected members of these councils are chosen every three years by voters in their communities to represent them. The elected members employ a Chief Executive to run the everyday business of the council. The Chief Executive employs all other council managers and staff.
Councils typically meet monthly and base their decision-making on the preferences of their communities, the commitments of previous councils, central government requirements and the policy platforms they were voted in on.
Like central government, local government draws its legitimacy from Parliament and operates on the basis of an electoral mandate provided by citizens.
The local government sector consists of:
11 regional councils;
61 territorial authorities – 11 are city councils and 50 are district councils; and
Six unitary councils – which are territorial authorities with regional council responsibilities.
The 78 councils have about 1600 elected members. The key elected members roles are mayors, regional council chairs, councillors, local board and community board members.
Many councils have second tier or sub-municipal bodies which are also elected. These are known as community boards or local boards. There are currently 116 community boards and 21 local boards across the country, with the local boards only operating in Auckland.
While the average population per council is approximately 65,000 residents, the range between the largest and smallest council extends from 1.5 million residents in Auckland to 610 in the Chatham Islands
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