News & Media

Below you will find media releases about the CouncilMARK™ Programme. For all media enquiries related to the programme please contact:

Jordan Gribble
Senior Media Advisor
021 847 256
media@lgnz.co.nz

 

For programme enquiries please contact:

Elke Thompson
elke.thompson@lgnz.co.nz
021 728682

The Independent Assessment Board which oversees the local government excellence programme CouncilMARK™ has released today the reports of council assessments and ratings for Environment Canterbury and Upper Hutt City Council. IAB Chair Toby Stevenson says CouncilMARK™ reports measure indicators across leadership, finance, asset management, service delivery and community engagement.

Communities are being served well by the Mackenzie District Council, a report completed under the local government excellence programme CouncilMARK™ shows.

Wellingtonians are being well served by the Greater Wellington Regional Council, a report completed under the local government excellence programme CouncilMARK™ shows.

Local Government New Zealand congratulates Taupō District Council on its completion of the local government excellence programme, CouncilMARK™.    

Following assessment Taupo District Council received a BBB rating in what is the first report released in 2018.

The Independent Assessment Board which oversees the local government excellence programme CouncilMARK™ has today released the second set of council assessments and ratings. IAB Chair Toby Stevenson says CouncilMARK™ reports measure indicators across leadership, finance, asset management, service delivery and community engagement for nine councils.

The second round of council assessments through the local government excellence programme CouncilMARK™ have been released and include the programme’s first AA rating.

Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and its membership councils are embarking on a significant programme of work to deliver improved performance and heighten the value that is delivered to communities by local governments across New Zealand.

The Independent Assessment Board which oversees the new local government excellence programme CouncilMARK™ has today released the first set of council assessments and grades.  

IAB Chair Toby Stevenson says the five reports measure indicators across leadership, finance, asset management, service delivery and community engagement.

Local Government New Zealand congratulates the first councils to have been assessed through the local government excellence programme, CouncilMARK™.  

Eighteen councils from around New Zealand signed up as Foundation Councils to be the first to go through the assessment process.

Local Government New Zealand is pleased to confirm the addition of two further high calibre members to the board overseeing its new programme designed to lift and demonstrate council performance.