Wellington City Council
Local democracy
Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.
Local democracy
Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.
Have services led by the community, designed around people's needs and easy to access.
Have services organised and targeted to people who need them.
Have services well organised and easier for people to find and use.
Drive greater transparency by strengthening public release of important advice and briefings and reducing publicly excluded meetings.
Require community impact statements for all major council decisions.
Support retention of the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward at Wellington City Council.
Listen to community consultations and act upon them.
Respond to emails and phone calls from residents and businesses in the ward as a core part of the councillor role.
Work constructively with all councillors regardless of their politics, something taken pride in doing.
Hold regular community forums to make the council more accessible and accountable.
Publish clear project budgets and timelines to improve transparency and trust.
Strengthen public input so residents' voices shape key council decisions.
Commit to regular public consultation and deliberative democracy processes so locals help shape key council decisions.
Make council operations fully transparent by publishing all costs and requiring contractors to agree to open reporting.
Restructure council to focus on essentials like pipes, parks, pools and events while delivering clear value to the community.
Actively involve Mana Whenua partners Ngāti Toa and Taranaki Whānui to uphold Te Tiriti throughout all decisions.
Complete a representative citizens assembly where residents are empowered to lead the development of the long-term plan.
Enable better decision-making by actively involving communities who are not represented at the council table to help shape decisions.
Continue with the living wage policies.
Create a council culture that enables officers full agency to navigate regulations and compliance.
Keep the Māori wards.
Commit to a genuine partnership by honouring Te Tiriti principles with shared decision-making and respect in council policies and actions.
Promote ethnic community representation and engagement to ensure diverse voices are included in decision-making and council initiatives.
Shift from top-down consultation to community-led engagement by empowering locals to shape decisions, build trust and deliver better outcomes.
Have services led by the community, designed around people's needs and easy to access.
Have services organised and targeted to people who need them.
Have services well organised and easier for people to find and use.
Drive greater transparency by strengthening public release of important advice and briefings and reducing publicly excluded meetings.
Require community impact statements for all major council decisions.
Support retention of the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward at Wellington City Council.
Listen to community consultations and act upon them.
Respond to emails and phone calls from residents and businesses in the ward as a core part of the councillor role.
Work constructively with all councillors regardless of their politics, something taken pride in doing.
Hold regular community forums to make the council more accessible and accountable.
Publish clear project budgets and timelines to improve transparency and trust.
Strengthen public input so residents' voices shape key council decisions.
Commit to regular public consultation and deliberative democracy processes so locals help shape key council decisions.
Make council operations fully transparent by publishing all costs and requiring contractors to agree to open reporting.
Restructure council to focus on essentials like pipes, parks, pools and events while delivering clear value to the community.
Actively involve Mana Whenua partners Ngāti Toa and Taranaki Whānui to uphold Te Tiriti throughout all decisions.
Complete a representative citizens assembly where residents are empowered to lead the development of the long-term plan.
Enable better decision-making by actively involving communities who are not represented at the council table to help shape decisions.
Continue with the living wage policies.
Create a council culture that enables officers full agency to navigate regulations and compliance.
Keep the Māori wards.
Commit to a genuine partnership by honouring Te Tiriti principles with shared decision-making and respect in council policies and actions.
Promote ethnic community representation and engagement to ensure diverse voices are included in decision-making and council initiatives.
Shift from top-down consultation to community-led engagement by empowering locals to shape decisions, build trust and deliver better outcomes.
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