How elected members feel about their time in local government

6 January 2021

“Rewarding, interesting, frustrating: how elected members feel about their time in local government”.

New Zealand needs good public leaders, not just in central government but also at the local level, in our district, city and regional councils. It is for this reason that LGNZ is committed to supporting our locally elected representatives to ensure that they not only have the knowledge and skills to undertake their responsibilities but also a working environment that is supportive, which enables them to fulfil their community’s ambitions, and is safe.

“Rewarding, interesting, frustrating: how elected members feel about their time in local government” is designed to give us the information we need to shape our training programmes and advocacy campaigns to make local government an attractive public service option.

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