Welcome to Taituarā
Taituarā — Local Government Professionals Aotearoa is the national membership organisation for local government professionals.
Our focus is on providing professional leadership, promoting innovation and excellence in management practice and developing local government capability to enhance service delivery to our local communities, throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Recent articles
We would like to update you on the work Taituarā has been doing to help prepare our sector for the Future for Local Government review programme. This includes feedback from our workshops earlier this year, plus the latest from our Democracy and Participation Reference Group (DPRG) hui.
The Ministry for the Environment has just released an exposure draft of the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. It is a key plank of the Government’s response to biodiversity decline and aims to protect, maintain, and restore our indigenous biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand.
On 29 April 2022 the Ministers of Finance and Local Government announced the Government’s response to the report of the Independent Group on Three Waters Governance and Accountability (the Group). In essence the Government has accepted the Group’s recommendations pretty much ’as is‘. Of the 47 recommendations, the Government has agreed with 44 and signalled it is working on two further recommendations.
Events
Taituarā offers a wide range of events each year encompassing webinars, conferences, online forums, networking activities, and leadership courses.
Upcoming events
Registrations are open for our 2020 Annual Summit (sponsored by Simpson Grierson)
This is the first Community Plan Forum following the 2021-31 Long-term Plan. This will be a great opportunity to reflect on the experiences of this year’s work – what worked, what didn’t, and how Taituarā might support you with your council’s future Long-term Plans.
Member profiles
There are Taituarā members working in councils all over Aotearoa New Zealand. Whether it’s in democratic services, civil defence, planning, community engagement, environmental engineering, building services or another of a enormous range of fields, our members are making huge contributions to their communities. Each fortnight we feature a different member.
Meet Taituarā member Anita Reedy-Holthausen
Director of Engagement and Māori Responsiveness at Gisborne District Council
Meet Taituarā member James Jefferson
Group Manager Regulatory Services at Kāpiti Coast District Council
Meet Taituarā member Helena Williams
Manager Venues and Events at New Plymouth District Council