Local Government provides an authoritative treatment of the law relating to local government and local authorities and deals with all aspects of the law affecting local authorities, including significant events that have impacted on local authorities such as the unification of the Auckland Council and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011. 

Local Government includes: the structure and purpose of local authorities; powers and administrative principles; civil liability of local authorities; local elections and polls; governance and decision-making; planning and financial management; member responsibility and audit; public meetings and official information; officers and employment; local authority contracts; land valuation procedures; local authority rating; bylaws and licensing; works, safety and environmental health; property development and administration; community services and public reserves; resource management plans, consents and enforcement; Auckland Council; council-controlled organisations; Maori land and local government; fire services and civil defence; history and theory of local government reforms.

Local Government is drawn from Local Authorities Law in New Zealand by Sir Kenneth Palmer and includes Further Resources such as links to other commentary works.

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• Local Authorities Structure and Purpose
   
• Powers and Administrative Principles
   
• Civil Liability of Local Authorities
   
• Local Elections and Polls
   
• Governance and Decision-making
   
• Planning and Financial Management
   
• Member responsibility and Audit
   
• Public Meetings and Official Information
   
• Officers and employment
   
• Local Authority Contracts
   
• Land Valuation Procedures
   
• Local Authority Rating
   
• Bylaws and Licensing
   
• Works, Safety and Environmental Health
   
• Property Development and Administration
   
• Community Services and Public Reserves
   
• Resource Management - Purpose and Plans
   
• Resource Management - Resource Consents and Enforcement
   
• Auckland Council
   
• Council-Controlled Organisations
   
• Maori and Local Government
   
• Fire Services and Civil Defence
   
• History and Theory of Local Authorities