Two Council Workshops will be held on Wednesday 29 November 2023. The first workshop will be held at 12 noon on the Housing Action Plan. The second workshop will be held at 1pm on the Long Term Plan (LTP).
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Local Government in New Zealand is overseen and monitored by various agencies of the Crown, the Local Government Sector and in some cases by independent bodies that are contracted to review performance such as Standard and Poor’s.
In this section of our website, you can find information about those independent bodies that focus on improving performance and public trust in Horowhenua District Council.
Horowhenua District Council completed its second assessment as part of the CouncilMARK™ local government excellence programme and received an overall rating of BB, an improvement from the last assessment in 2016 where Council got a B. Find out more about the programme.
Find out about the role of the Department of Internal Affairs in improving the performance of, and public trust, in Horowhenua District Council.
Find out about the role the Office of the Auditor-General has in improving the performance of, and public trust in, Horowhenua District Council.
Councils collect and hold information through roles like managing rates, dog registration and issuing building consents. The Privacy Act applies to all this information, and any other information Council gathers as part of its role. Find out who to contact if you have any concerns about the information Council holds on you.
Find out about the role of the Ombudsman in improving the performance of, and public trust, in Horowhenua District Council.
Find out about the role of S&P Global Ratings in improving the performance of, and public trust, in Horowhenua District Council.