Local Governance Statement

The Local Governance Statement is a collection of information about the way Council works to enable democratic local decision-making to support the purpose of local government and promote local democracy.

• Functions, responsibilities and activities

• Triennial Agreement (between all councils of Northland)(PDF, 1MB)

• Legislative framework

• Bylaws

• Electoral system

• Representation arrangements (including establishment of Māori wards)

• Elected member roles and code of conduct

• Committee structures, membership and terms of reference

• Council meetings

• Standing orders

• Public consultations

• Policies for liaising with Māori

• Management structure

• Planning documents

• Policy documents

• Requests for official information

• Contact elected members

• Contact Council