Attending a meeting or hearing

Council and committees meet on a recurring schedule:

• Strategy, Planning and Development Committee: third Thursday of each month – 9:00am
• Community Development: third Thursday of each month – 10:00am
• Infrastructure Committee: third Thursday of each month – 11:30am
• Council: fourth Thursday of each month – 9:00am
• Finance Committee: fourth Wednesday of each month – 9:00am 
• Risk and Audit Committee: quarterly meetings – 9:00am
• Te Kārearea Strategic Partnership Committee: first Tuesday of each month – 9:00am Council Chambers
• Te Kārearea Strategic Partnership Hui: third Wednesday of every second month – 9:00am Marae
• Council Briefing: second and fourth Tuesday of each month – 9:00am
• Council Workshop: second and fourth Tuesday of each month – 11:00am.

To view committee meeting times, please download the full calendar:

Council meeting schedule 2026(PDF, 123KB)

Please refer to the upcoming Council meetings and hearings list below for changes to the meeting schedule. 

Upcoming Council meetings and hearings

View agendas and minutes

The public is notified of the following meetings of Council and hearings: 

The agenda and reports will be available on this website prior to the meeting.

Agendas and minutes

Meeting dates, times and topics may change and meetings may be cancelled or added. Changes are published on this page. For confirmation, please contact us.

Contact us

If you wish to speak at a public forum, please complete the application form.

1. Download and save a copy of the application to your computer first.

   Application form to speak at public forum(PDF, 144KB)

2. You can then either:

• print it, fill it in and send or deliver it to us; or
• fill it out on your computer, save it and attach it to an email to us.

If you have any questions, please contact one of our Democracy Advisers:

Phone: 09 430 4200

Council holds workshops regularly throughout the year that enable councillors to discuss and debate matters involving complex information in a less structured environment than a formal meeting.

No decisions are made at these workshops and, as such, the requirements of LGOIMA regarding public notification and access to agendas and minutes do not apply. The public are unable to attend workshops.

Council holds briefings throughout the year to enable councillors to find out more information and seek clarification on specific, often complex, matters. This gives councillors the opportunity to discuss these matters in depth outside of a formal meeting situation to gain greater understanding and clarity.

No decisions are made at these briefings and, as such, the requirements of LGOIMA regarding public notification and access to programmes and minutes do not apply; however these documents are made available to the public.

The public are able to attend briefings. 

The Elected Members' Code of Conduct provides guidelines for the expected standards of behaviour by the mayor and councillors.

Elected Members' Code of Conduct(PDF, 811KB)

Standing orders contain rules for the conduct of the proceedings of local authorities, committees, subcommittees and subordinate decision-making bodies, and local and community boards.

Their purpose is to enable local authorities to exercise their decision-making responsibilities in a transparent, inclusive and lawful manner.

Standing orders(PDF, 868KB)