Local Government Week Aotearoa

Resources

Council toolkit

How to use this toolkit

Think of this toolkit as a starting point, not a rulebook. Every community is unique, so Local Government Week is designed to be flexible.

Choose the engagement approaches, activities and communications that best suit your kaunihera (council), community, capacity and priorities. Use the ideas as they are, adapt them to fit your local context, build on activities you are already delivering, or create something entirely new.

  1. 1

    Consider your hapori (community)

    Who do you want to connect with, and what would help them understand council?

  2. 2

    Use the five pillars as a guide

    See which pillars your activity could support:

    Te Kimi AraExplore Council Wheako KauniheraExperience Council WhanaungatangaMeet Council Whakapuaki WhakaaroHave Your Say Te PuāwaitangaFuture

    Most activities will connect with more than one of the five pillars.

  3. 3

    Choose your activity

    Pick an activity that suits your objectives, people and resources.

  4. 4

    Bring it together

    Choose an approach that suits your capacity, budget and available resources. Support your activity with digital content where appropriate, and access editable templates, branding and communications resources at www.lgweeknz.co.nz.

Start simple. One activity, one story or one digital piece using #LGWEEKNZ is enough to participate.

Communications, branding and templates

Make it local. Keep it connected.

Local Government Week Aotearoa provides ready-to-use communications, branding and templates to help make getting involved easier.

Use them as they are, adapt them to suit your community, or use them as inspiration to create your own. Add your council branding, local imagery, stories and information to make the content relevant and recognisable to your hapori.

What you’ll find online

A range of resources to support your Local Government Week communications.

  • Branding

    Logos, colours and guidance to help create a consistent Local Government Week look and feel.

  • Communications

    Key messages and content to help explain Local Government Week and promote what your council is doing.

  • Social and digital

    Ready-to-use templates and content for your social media, website and digital channels.

  • Templates

    Editable resources that give you a starting point while leaving room to make them distinctly local.

Activity sheets

Printable sheets from the resource library. Rivermere District is the example community drawn in the templates. Adapt the ideas for your own rohe.

  • Rivermere District map poster titled Our District, Our People, Our Future, with photos for parks, libraries, roads, water and planning.
  • Illustrated map of the example community Rivermere District, with parks, housing areas, the town centre, a rail line and the coast.
  • Design your Dream Playground sheet, with a park plan, feature icons, and a blank box to describe the design.
  • Fact cards asking what makes a great community space and how councils know what the community wants.
  • Future Makers project template with blank boxes for the challenge, idea, who benefits, what it would look like, cost, and next steps.
Download the resource library (PDF)

Social posts

Square posts for social channels. The samples use the week dates, 16–22 August 2027, with “Your community” and “Share it with #LGWEEKNZ”. Put your own place and summary in before you publish.

Curious about your council?

Experience your council

Meet our people

Have your say

Shape the future

Make it yours

Keep the Local Government Week identity, then bring your own community into it. Use local photos, showcase your people and places, highlight services your community uses, and tell the stories already happening across your council.

Download the council toolkit (PDF)