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The Local Government Commission is an independent statutory body established under the Local Government Act 2002 in
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country ...
. The Commission has three members who are appointed by the Minister of Local Government. Its main task is to make decisions on the structure of
local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...
and on electoral arrangements for local authorities.


Members

Members since 1990:


See also

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Territorial authorities of New Zealand Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a ...
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Local Government New Zealand Local Government New Zealand Te Kahui Kaunihera ō Aotearoa (LGNZ) is the list of local government organizations, local government association of New Zealand. It represents the interests of the local government in New Zealand, regional, city, a ...


References


External links


Local Government Commission
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