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Working for the government provides some of the most exciting and interesting jobs in New Zealand. It offers challenging and rewarding careers in occupations that span New Zealand society.
You can work in a major centre like Auckland or Wellington or in a rural community like the South Waikato. You can be based in New Zealand or travel overseas. In some jobs you will wear a business suit; others may mean you can be out and about in jeans and T-shirt.
Local government offers the opportunity to work in your chosen field, but more importantly, offers the chance to work for the public good. It offers the chance to participate daily in the wellbeing of your own communities… the schools children attend, the places children play, the facilities Council offers… and much, much more.
Local government has many roles. It:
- Improves the local environment.
- Promotes urban design.
- Provides and develops local open space and recreation facilities.
- Sets strategic policy directions.
- Prepares annual plans, budgets, financial strategies, policies and plans under various Acts (eg, transport, resource management).
- Acts on behalf of other principals such as central government (eg, as district liquor licensing agent, distributing local grants).
- Reflects diversity in the choices made by each local council on the roles it undertakes.
- Administers responsibilities under laws and regulations (eg, building, food).
- Administers consents under local policies and plans.
- Regulates local nuisances (eg, animal and pest control).
- Funds roads, water, waste disposal, parks, rubbish collection, libraries and other services.
- Oversees the delivery of services, whether in-house, or by contracting out through trading enterprises.
- Provides an infrastructural and planning framework in which communities can grow and the economy can flourish.
- Coordinates with other agencies operating locally, eg, employment services, business development, Police.
- Assists businesses (local employment generation).
- Promotes cultural and sporting events.
- Promotes local visitor and tourism events.
- Coordinates initiatives such as Safer Communities.
- Listens to and consults with communities.
- Develops and advances community viewpoints.
- Defines and enforces appropriate rights within communities.
- Provides for effective participation.
For further information about working in local government, please contact Human Resources at Council or click on the link below.
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