Zone Groups

About Zones

The purpose of Zones, as set out in the constitution of Local Government New Zealand, are to:

  • be an electoral college for the appointment of National Council representatives
  • be working for a member of Local Government New Zealand on a geographic basis
  • provide an opportunity for two-way communication between these geographic areas and Local Government New Zealand members is sought, and Local Government New Zealand reports back to members on major national developments
  • provide networking, and information sharing opportunities.

The Zone representatives are elected every three years, after the triennial elections, and hold office until the next triennial elections.

Each Zone elects or appoints a chair, and in some cases an executive committee, both for a three-year term. The chair runs the meetings with the support and input of the executive committee. A chair secretary, normally an officer from the chair's council, services the meetings.

Responsibility for the Zone meetings is shared jointly by the Zone and Local Government New Zealand, and a formal protocol is in place which sets out how this works.

The dates for Zone Meetings can be found in the Local Government New Zealand Events Calendar.

Key Issues Report

Local Government New Zealand completes a key issues report prior to each Zone round. This report is distributed to all zone secretaries for distribution and inclusion in the zone business papers.


Last updated: May 2010