Links
Useful local government links.
New Zealand
Information about the Minister for Local Government can be found here, including contact details.
Your front door to New Zealand's government online. See the services government and councils can offer you.
The Rates Inquiry website hosts a variety of reports and information about funding local government in New Zealand.
Statistics New Zealand has a vast collection of local government and community data.
Also try Statisphere, a portal to New Zealand's official statistics.
The Local Government Commission website provides links to local government organisations in New Zealand and other countries.
The Local Government On-Line website holds a variety of information and services related to the local government sector.
Local Government New Zealand is an organisation that repesents the national interests of all 85 councils of New Zealand.
An incorporated society, the New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers focuses on developing quality leaders and good practice in the local government sector.
The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs is a nationwide network of Mayors working on issues of work and livelihood in their communities.
The Local Government Centre at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is working to build a New Zealand-based cluster of expertise on local government and governance.
Websites for New Zealand government departments and agencies related to the local government sector:
Office of the Controller and Auditor-General.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
The Department of Internal Affairs.
Ministry of Economic Development.
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Ministry of Social Development.
United Kingdom
This link will allow you to access several hundred local authority websites throughout Great Britain. You can also access a raft of policy and planning papers and related information.
Website of the Local Government Association representing local government in England and Wales.
Website of the Local Government Information Unit in the United Kingdom.
Website of the Local Government Ombudsman in United Kingdom.
Website of the New Local Government Network. ”A non-profit making, independent think tank, NLGN seeks to transform public services, revitalise local political leadership and empower local communities.” It contains the following links -
Employers Organisation for Local Government.
Improvement and Development Agency.
Local Authorities Research and Intelligence Association.
Local Government Commission for England.
Local Government Information Unit.
Local Government International Bureau.
Local Government Leadership Centre.
Local Government Management Network.
National Association of Local Councils.
Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.
World Wildlife Fund - Local Matters.
The local e-gov website. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Website of the Commonwealth Local Government forum.
A directory of United Kingdom Local Government websites.
IDeA Knowledge delivers in-depth improvement news and examples of good practice from councils across England and Wales
United States of America
This site will link you to 50 United States local government websites. It also has a search facility via subject.
Issues/policy-based website for United States local government.
The Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN) is a "first-stop shop" providing environmental management, planning, funding, and regulatory information for local government elected and appointed officials, managers and staff.
Virginia Commission on Local Government.
Australia
Directory of Australian Local Governments.
Local Government Association of New South Wales.
Local Government Association of South Australia.
Local Government Association of Tasmania.
Local Government Association of Queensland.
Local Government Association of the Northern Territory.
Local Government Managers Australia.
South Africa
South African Local Government Association.
Other European Sites
Website of the Local Government International Bureau.
European Local Government website links.
Other Worldwide Sites
Links worldwide to local government sites.
