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Contact details for local authorities - regional, district and city councils.
- For information about how local goverment in NZ works, see our Introduction to local government.
- For maps of local government boundaries, go to Local Government New Zealand.
- Councils marked * are Unitary Councils [define]
North Island
| Northland | Phone | Fax |
| Far North District Council | 0800 920 029 | 09 401 2137 |
| Whangarei District Council | 09 430 4200 | 09 438 7632 |
| Kaipara District Council | 0800 727 059 | 09 439 6756 |
| Auckland | Phone | Fax |
| Auckland City Council | 09 379 2020 | 09 307 7579 |
| Franklin District Council | 09 237 1300 | 09 237 1301 |
| Manukau City Council | 09 263 7100 | 09 262 5151 |
| North Shore City Council | 09 486 8600 | 09 486 8500 |
| Papakura District Council | 09 295 1300 | 09 298 1906 |
| Rodney District Council | 0800 426 5169 | 09 426 7280 |
| Waitakere City Council | 09 836 8000 | 09 836 8001 |
| Bay of Plenty | Phone | Fax |
| Kawerau District Council | 07 323 8779 | 07 323 8072 |
| Opotiki District Council | 07 315 3030 | 07 315 7050 |
| Rotorua District Council | 07 348 4199 | 07 346 3143 |
| Taupo District Council | 07 376 0899 | 07 378 0118 |
| Tauranga District Council | 07 577 7000 | 07 577 7193 |
| Western Bay Of Plenty District Council | 07 571 8008 | 07 577 9820 |
| Whakatane District Council | 07 306 0500 | 07 307 0718 |
| Waikato | Phone | Fax |
| Hamilton City Council | 07 838 6699 | 07 838 6599 |
| Hauraki District Council | 07 862 8609 | 07 862 8607 |
| Matamata-Piako District Council | 07 884 0060 | 07 884 8865 |
| Otorohanga District Council | 07 873 8199 | 07 873 7991 |
| South Waikato District Council | 07 885 0340 | 07 885 0718 |
| Thames-Coromandel District Council | 07 868 0200 | 07 868 0234 |
| Waikato District Council | 07 824 8633 | 07 824 5808 |
| Waipa District Council | 0800 924 723 | 07 872 0033 |
| Waitomo District Council | 0800 932 4357 | 07 878 7771 |
| Taranaki | Phone | Fax |
| New Plymouth District Council | 06 759 6060 | 06 759 6072 |
| South Taranaki District Council | 0800 111 323 | 06 278 8757 |
| Stratford District Council | 06 765 6099 | 06 765 7500 |
| Gisborne | Phone | Fax |
| Gisborne District Council * | 06 867 2049 | 06 867 8076 |
| Hawke's Bay | Phone | Fax |
| Central Hawke's Bay District Council | 06 857 8060 | 06 857 7179 |
| Hastings District Council | 06 878 0500 | 06 878 0555 |
| Napier City Council | 06 835 7579 | 06 835 7574 |
| Wairoa District Council | 06 838 7309 | 06 838 8874 |
| Manawatu/Wanganui | Phone | Fax |
| Horowhenua District Council | 06 949 4949 | 06 949 4957 |
| Manawatu District Council | 06 323 0000 | 06 323 0822 |
| Palmerston North City Council | 06 356 8199 | 06 351 4471 |
| Rangitikei District Council | 0800 422 522 | 06 327 6970 |
| Ruapehu District Council | 07 895 8188 | 07 895 3256 |
| Tararua District Council | 06 374 4080 | 06 374 4137 |
| Wanganui District Council | 06 349 0001 | 06 349 0000 |
| Wellington | Phone | Fax |
| Carterton District Council | 06 379 6626 | 06 379 7832 |
| Hutt City | 04 570 6666 | 04 569 4290 |
| Kapiti Coast District Council | 04 904 5700 | 04 904 5830 |
| Masterton District Council | 06 378 9666 | 06 378 8400 |
| Porirua City Council | 04 237 5089 | 04 237 6384 |
| South Wairarapa District Council | 06 306 9611 | 06 306 9373 |
| Upper Hutt City Council | 04 527 2169 | 04 528 2652 |
| Wellington City Council | 04 499 4444 | 04 801 3138 |
South Island
| Council | Phone | Fax |
| Nelson City Council * | 03 546 0200 | 03 546 0239 |
| Marlborough District Council * | 03 578 5249 | 03 578 6866 |
| Tasman District Council * | 03 543 8400 | 03 543 9524 |
| Canterbury | Phone | Fax |
| Ashburton District Council | 03 307 7700 | 03 308 1836 |
| Christchurch City Council | 03 941 8999 | 03 941 8786 |
| Hurunui District Council | 03 314 8816 | 03 314 9181 |
| Kaikoura District Council | 03 319 5026 | 03 319 5308 |
| Mackenzie District Council | 0800 685 8514 | 03 685 8533 |
| Selwyn District Council | 03 324 8080 | 03 324 3531 |
| Timaru District Council | 03 687 7200 | 03 687 7209 |
| Waimakariri District Council | 03 313 6136 | 03 313 4432 |
| Waimate District Council | 03 689 8079 | 03 689 8075 |
| West Coast | Phone | Fax |
| Buller District Council | 03 788 9111 | 03 788 8041 |
| Grey District Council | 03 768 1700 | 03 768 1703 |
| Westland District Council | 03 756 9010 | 03 756 9045 |
| Otago | Phone | Fax |
| Central Otago District Council | 03 448 6979 | 03 448 9196 |
| Clutha District Council | 03 419 0200 | 03 418 3185 |
| Dunedin City Council | 03 477 4000 | 03 474 3366 |
| Queenstown Lakes District Council | 03 441 0499 | 03 442 7334 |
| Waitaki District Council | 03 434 8060 | 03 434 8442 |
| Southland | Phone | Fax |
| Gore District Council | 03 209 0330 | 03 208 9087 |
| Invercargill City Council | 03 214 6243 | 03 218 4415 |
| Southland District Council | 03 218 7259 | 03 218 9460 |
| Chatham Islands | Phone | Fax |
| Chatham Islands Council | 03 305 0033 | 03 305 0044 |
Regional Councils
| Council | Phone | Fax |
| Northland Regional Council | 0800 002 004 | 09 438 0012 |
| Auckland Regional Council | 09 366 2000 | 09 366 2155 |
| Environment Bay of Plenty | 0800 368 267 | 0800 368 329 |
| Environment Waikato | 0800 800 401 | 07 859 0998 |
| Taranaki Regional Council | 06 765 7127 | 06 765 5097 |
| Hawke's Bay Regional Council | 0800 108 838 | 06 835 3601 |
| Horizons Regional Council (Manawatu/Wanganui) | 0508 446 749 | 06 952 2929 |
| Wellingon Regional Council | 0800 496 734 | 04 385 6960 |
| Environment Canterbury | 0800 324 636 | 03 365 3194 |
| West Coast Regional Council | 03 768 0466 | 03 768 7133 |
| Otago Regional Council | 0800 474 082 | 03 479 0015 |
| Environment Southland | 0800 768 845 | 03 211 5252 |
