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 Here is an up-to-date list of all Councils in New Zealand.  We are working on expanding this list to include contact details for Chief Executive Officers, senior Council officials, and elected members.  If you have any thoughts on what else we could add here that would be useful please email Jarrod Coburn here.

 
 

 

 

 

 

A Council All On Its Own: Chatham Islands

 

 

Chatham Islands Council
PO Box 24

Chatham Islands 8942

03 305 0033 (ph)
03 305 0044 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 03 305 0284 (after hours)

www.cic.govt.nz
owen@cic.govt.nz

 

   

 

 
 

North Island Regional Councils

South Island Regional Councils

 

 

Auckland Regional Council

Private Bag 92 012

Victoria Street West

Auckland 1142

0800 806 040 (free phone)

09 366 2000 (ph)

09 366 2155 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 09 377 3107  or 0800 806 040

www.arc.govt.nz

info@arc.govt.nz

Environment Bay of Plenty
PO Box 364

Whakatane 3158

0800 368 267 (free phone)

07 922 3390 (ph)

07 922 3323 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 738 393

www.envbop.govt.nz

info@envbop.govt.nz

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Private Bag 6006

Hawke's Bay Mail Centre

Napier 4142

0800 108 838 (free phone)

06 835 9200 (ph)

06 835 3601 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 108 838

www.hbrc.govt.nz

info@hbrc.govt.nz

Horizons Regional Council

Private Bag 11 025

Manawatu Mail Centre
Palmerston North 4442

0508 800 800 (free phone)

06 952 2800 (ph)

06 952 2929 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0508 476 558

www.horizons.govt.nz

help@horizons.govt.nz

Northland Regional Council

Private Bag 9021

Whāngārei Mail Centre

Whāngārei  0148

0800 002 004 (free phone)

09 438 4639 (ph)

09 438 0012 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 504 639

www.nrc.govt.nz

mailroom@nrc.govt.nz

Taranaki Regional Council

Private Bag 713

Stratford 4652

07 765 7127 (ph)

07 765 5097 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 736 222

www.trc.govt.nz

info@trc.govt.nz

Environment Waikato

PO Box 4010

Hamilton East 3247

0800 800 401 (free phone)

07 859 0999 (ph)

07 859 0998 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 800 401

www.ew.govt.nz

info@ew.govt.nz

Greater Wellington Regional

Council

PO Box 11 646

Manners Street

Wellington 6412

0800 496 734 (free phone)

04 384 5708 (ph)

04 385 6960 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 496 734

www.gw.govt.nz

info@gw.govt.nz

Environment Canterbury

PO Box 345

Christchurch 8140

0800 324 636 (free phone)

03 365 3828 (ph)

03 365 3194 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 03 366 4663 or 0800 765 588

www.ecan.govt.nz

ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz

Otago Regional Council

Private Bag 1954 

Dunedin 9054

0800 474 082 (free phone)

03 474 0827 (ph)

03 479 0015 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 800 033

www.orc.govt.nz

info@orc.govt.nz

Environment Southland

Private Bag 90 116

Invercargill 9840

0800 768 845 (Southland-only free phone)

03 211 5115 (ph)

03 211 5252 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0800 768 845 (Southland only)

www.es.govt.nz

service@es.govt.nz

West Coast Regional Council

PO Box 66

Greymouth 7840

0508 800 118 (free phone)

03 768 0466 (ph)

03 768 7133 (fax)

Pollution Hotline: 0508 800 118

www.wcrc.govt.nz

info@wcrc.govt.nz

 
     
 

 

 
 

North Island City Councils

South Island City Councils

 

 

Auckland City Council

www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

Private Bag 92516

Wellesley St

Auckland

09 379 2021 (ph)

09 375 3358 (fax)

enquiry@aucklandcity.govt.nz

Hamilton City Council

www.hamilton.co.nz

Private Bag 3010

Hamilton 2020

07 838 6699 (ph)

07 838 6599 (fax)

teleops@hcc.govt.nz

Hutt City Council 

www.huttcity.govt.nz

Private Bag 31912

Lower Hutt

04 570 6666 (ph)

04 569 4290 (fax)

contact@huttcity.govt.nz

Manukau City Council

www.manukau.govt.nz

Private Bag 76917

Manukau City

09 263 7100 (ph)

09 262 5427 (fax)

contactus@manukau.govt.nz

Napier City Council

www.napier.govt.nz

Private Bag 6010

Napier

06 835 7579 (ph)

06 835 7574 (fax)

info@napier.govt.nz

North Shore City Council

www.northshorecity.govt.nz

Private Bag 93500

Takapuna

North Shore City

09 486 8600 (ph)

09 486 8500 (fax)

actionline@northshorecity.govt.nz

Palmerston North City Council

www.pncc.govt.nz

Private Bag 11034

Palmerston North

06 356 8199 (ph)

06 351 4471 (fax)

info@pncc.govt.nz

Porirua City Council 

www.pcc.govt.nz

PO Box 50218

Porirua City

04 237 5089 (ph)

04 237 6384 (fax)

enquiries@pcc.govt.nz

Tauranga City Council

www.tauranga.govt.nz

Private Bag 12022

Tauranga

07 577 7000 (ph)

07 577 7193 (fax)

info@tauranga.govt.nz

Upper Hutt City Council 

www.uhcc.govt.nz

Private Bag 907

Upper Hutt

04 527 2169 (ph)

04 528 2652 (fax)

askus@uhcc.govt.nz

Waitakere City Council

www.waitakere.govt.nz

Private Bag 93109

Henderson

Waitakere City

09 836 8000 (ph)

09 836 8001 (fax)

info@waitakere.govt.nz

Wellington City Council

www.wellington.govt.nz

PO Box 2199

Wellington

04 499 4444 (ph)

04 801 3138 (fax)

info@wcc.govt.nz

Christchurch City Council

www.ccc.govt.nz

PO Box 237

Christchurch 8015

03 941 8999 (ph)

03 941 8033 (fax)

info@ccc.govt.nz

Nelson City Council

www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz

PO Box 645

Nelson 7015

03 546 0200 (ph)

03 546 0239 (fax)

enquiry@ncc.govt.nz

Dunedin City Council

www.dcc.govt.nz

PO Box 5045

Dunedin

03 477 4000 (ph)

03 474 3366 (fax)

cod.general@cityofdunedin.com

Invercargill City Council

www.icc.govt.nz

Private Bag 90104

Invercargill

03 211 1777 (ph)

03 211 1433 (fax)

service@icc.govt.nz

 
     
 

 

 
 

North Island District Councils

South Island District Councils

 

 

Carterton District Council 

www.cartertondc.co.nz

PO Box 9

Carterton

06 379 6626 (ph)

06 379 7832 (fax)

info@cdc.govt.nz

Central Hawke's Bay District Council

www.chbdc.govt.nz

P O Box 127

Waipawa

06 857 8060 (ph)

06 857 7179 (fax)

info@chbdc.govt.nz

Far North District Council

www.fndc.govt.nz

Private Bag 752

Kaikohe

09 405 2750 (ph)

09 401 2137 (fax)

ask.us@fndc.govt.nz

Franklin District Council

www.franklin.govt.nz

Private Bag 5 

Pukekohe

09 237 1300 (ph)

09 237 1301 (fax)

FDC_Info@franklin.govt.nz

Gisborne District Council

www.gdc.govt.nz

PO Box 747

Gisborne

06 867 2049 (ph)

06 867 8076 (fax)

service@gdc.govt.nz

Hastings District Council

www.hastingsdc.govt.nz

Private Bag 9002

Hastings

06 878 0500 (ph)

06 878 0555 (fax)

council@hdc.govt.nz

Hauraki District Council

www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz

PO Box 17

Paeroa

07 862 8609 (ph)

07 862 8607 (fax)

info@hauraki-dc.govt.nz

Horowhenua District Council 

www.horowhenua.govt.nz

Private Bag 4002

Levin

06 949 4949 (ph)

06 949 4957 (fax)

enquiries@horowhenua.govt.nz

Kaipara District Council

www.kaipara.govt.nz

Private Bag 1001

Dargaville

09 439 7059 (ph)

09 439 6756 (fax)

council@kaipara.govt.nz

Kapiti Coast District Council 

www.kapiticoast.govt.nz

Private Bag 601

Paraparaumu

04 904 5700 (ph)

04 904 5830 (fax)

kapiti.council@kapiticoast.govt.nz 

Kawerau District Council

www.kaweraudc.govt.nz

Private Bag

Kawarau 3075

07 323 8779 (ph)

07 323 8072 (fax)

kaweraudc@kaweraudc.govt.nz

Manawatu District Council

www.mdc.govt.nz

Private Bag 10001

Feilding

06 323 0000 (ph)

06 323 0822 (fax)

public@mdc.govt.nz

Masterton District Council 

www.mstn.govt.nz

PO Box 444

Masterton

06 378 9666 (ph)

06 378 8400 (fax)

mdc@mstn.govt.nz

Matamata-Piako District Council

www.mpdc.govt.nz

PO Box 266

Te Aroha

07 884 0060 (ph)

07 884 8865 (fax)

info@mpdc.govt.nz

New Plymouth District Council

www.newplymouthnz.com

Private Bag 2025

New Plymouth

06 759 6060 (ph)

06 759 6072 (fax)

enquiries@npdc.govt.nz

Opotiki District Council

www.odc.govt.nz

PO Box 44

Opotiki

07 315 3030 (ph)

07 315 7050 (fax)

info@odc.govt.nz

Otorohanga District Council

www.otodc.govt.nz

PO Box 11

Otorohanga

07 873 8199 (ph)

07 873 7991 (fax)

info@otodc.govt.nz

Papakura District Council

www.papakura.govt.nz

Private Bag 7

Papakura

South Auckland

09 295 1300 (ph)

09 298 1906 (fax)

customerservices@papakura.govt.nz

Rangitikei District Council  

www.rangdc.govt.nz

46 High Street

Marton

06 327 8076 (ph)

06 327 6970 (fax)

info@rangdc.govt.nz

Rodney District Council

www.rodney.govt.nz

Private Bag 500

Orewa

Auckland

09 426 5169 (ph)

09 426 7280 (fax)

info@rodney.govt.nz

Rotorua District Council

www.rdc.govt.nz

Private Bag 3029

Rotorua Mail Centre

Rotorua 3046

07 348 4199 (ph)

07 348 4195 (fax)

mail@rdc.govt.nz

Ruapehu District Council

www.ruapehudc.govt.nz

Private Bag 1001

Taumaranui 3946

07 895 8188 (ph)

07 895 3256 (fax)

info@ruapehudc.govt.nz

South Taranaki District Council

www.stdc.co.nz

Private Bag 902

Hawera

06 278 0555 (ph)

06 278 8757 (fax)

contact@stdc.govt.nz

South Waikato District Council

www.swktodc.govt.nz

Private Bag 7

Tokoroa

07 885 0340 (ph)

07 885 0718 (fax)

info@southwaikato.govt.nz

South Wairarapa District Council 

www.swdc.govt.nz

P O Box 6

Martinborough

06 306 9611 (ph)

06 306 9373 (fax)

enquiries@swdc.govt.nz

Stratford District Council

www.stratford.govt.nz

PO Box 320

Stratford

07 765 6099 (ph)

07 765 7500 (fax)

stratforddc@stratford.govt.nz

Tararua District Council

www.tararuadc.govt.nz

PO Box 115

Dannevirke

06 374 4080 (ph)

06 374 4137 (fax)

info@tararuadc.govt.nz

Taupo District Council

www.taupodc.govt.nz

Private Bag 2005

Taupo

07 376 0899 (ph)

07 378 0118 (fax)

general@taupo.govt.nz

Thames-Coromandel District Council

www.tcdc.govt.nz

515 Mackay Street

Thames

07 868 0200 (ph)

07 868 0234 (fax)

customer.services@tcdc.govt.nz

Waikato District Council

www.waikatodc.govt.nz

Private Bag 544

Ngaruawahia

07 824 8633 (ph)

07 824 5808 (fax)

publicEnquiries@waidc.govt.nz

Waipa District Council

www.waipadc.govt.nz

Private Bag 2402

Te Awamutu

07 872 0030 (ph)

07 872 0033 (fax)

info@waipadc.govt.nz

Wairoa District Council

www.wairoadc.govt.nz

PO Box 54

Wairoa 4192

06 838 7309 (ph)

06 838 8874 (fax)

administrator@wairoadc.govt.nz

Waitomo District Council

www.waitomo.govt.nz

PO Box 404

Te Kuiti

07 878 0800 (ph)

07 878 7771 (fax)

waitomodc@waitomo.govt.nz

Wanganui District Council

www.wanganui.govt.nz

PO Box 637

Wanganui

06 349 0001 (ph)

06 349 0000 (fax)

wdc@wanganui.govt.nz

Western Bay of Plenty District Council

www.wbopdc.govt.nz

Private Bag 12803

Tauranga

07 571 8008 (ph)

customercare@wbopdc.govt.nz

Whakatane District Council

www.whakatane.govt.nz

Private Bag 1002

Whakatane

07 306 0500 (ph)

07 307 0718 (fax)

information@whakatane.govt.nz

Whangarei District Council

www.wdc.govt.nz

Private Bag 9023

Whangarei

09 430 4200 (ph)

09 438 7632 (fax)

mailroom@wdc.govt.nz

Ashburton District Council

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

PO Box 94

Ashburton 8300

03 307 7700 (ph)

03 308 1836 (fax)

info@ashburtondc.govt.nz

Buller District Council 

www.bullerdc.govt.nz

PO Box 21

Westport

03 788 9111 (ph)

03 788 8041 (fax)

info@bdc.govt.nz

Central Otago District Council

www.codc.govt.nz

PO Box 122

Alexandra 9181

03 448 6979 (ph)

03 448 9196 (fax)

info@codc.govt.nz

Clutha District Council

www.cluthadc.govt.nz

PO Box 25

Balclutha 9200

03 419 0200 (ph)

03 418 3185 (fax)

help.desk@cluthadc.govt.nz

Gore District Council

www.goredc.govt.nz

PO Box 8

Gore

03 209 0330 (ph)

03 208 9087 (fax)

info@goredc.govt.nz

Grey District Council 

www.greydc.govt.nz

PO Box 382

Greymouth

03 768 1700 (ph)

03 768 1703 (fax)

info@greydc.govt.nz

Hurunui District Council

www.hurunui.govt.nz

PO Box 13

Amberley 8251

03 314 8816 (ph)

03 314 9181 (fax)

info@hurunui.govt.nz

Kaikoura District Council

www.kaikoura.govt.nz

PO Box 6

Kaikoura 8280

03 319 5026 (ph)

03 319 5308 (fax)

kdc@kaikoura.govt.nz

Mackenzie District Council

www.mackenzie.govt.nz

PO Box 52

Fairlie 8771

03 685 8514 (ph)

03 685 8533 (fax)

info@mackenzie.govt.nz

Marlborough District Council

www.marlborough.govt.nz

PO Box 443

Blenheim 7315

03 578 7039 (ph)

03 578 7039 (fax)

mdc@marlborough.govt.nz

Queenstown Lakes District Council 

www.qldc.govt.nz

Private Bag 50072

Queenstown

03 441 0499 (ph)

03 442 7334 (fax)

services@qldc.govt.nz

Selwyn District Council

www.selwyn.govt.nz

Private Bag 1

Leeston 8151

03 347 2800 (ph)

03 327 2799 (fax)

admin@selwyn.govt.nz

Southland District Council

www.southlanddc.govt.nz

PO Box 903

Invercargill 

03 218 7259 (ph)

 03 2189460  (fax)

emailsdc@southlanddc.govt.nz

Tasman District Council

www.tdc.govt.nz

Private Bag 4

Richmond 7031

03 54 8176 (ph)

03 544 7249 (fax)

info@tdc.govt.nz 

Timaru District Council

www.timaru.govt.nz

PO Box 522

Timaru

03 684 8199 (ph)

03 688 1225 (fax)

enquiry@timdc.govt.nz

Waimakariri District Council

www.waimakariri.govt.nz

Private Bag 1005

Rangiora 8254

03 313 6136 (ph)

03 313 4432 (fax)

office@wmk.govt.nz

Waimate District Council

www.waimate.org.nz

PO Box 122

Waimate 8791

03 689 8079 (ph)

03 689 8075 (fax)

Council@WaimateDC.govt.nz

Waitaki District Council

www.waitaki.govt.nz

Private Bag 50058

Oamaru 8920

03 434 8060 (ph)

03 434 8442 (fax)

csunit@waitaki.govt.nz

Westland District Council

www.westland.govt.nz

Private Bag 704

Hokitika

03 756 9010 (ph)

03 756 9045 (fax)

council@westlanddc.govt.nz

 
     
 

 

 

 

 

Regional Pollution Hotlines and other related numbers

 

 

Local Authority Region/Area

Northland

0800 504 639

Auckland

09 377 3107  or 0800 806 040

Waikato

0800 800 401

Bay of Plenty

0800 738 393

Gisborne

0800 653 800

Hawke's Bay

0800 108 838

Taranaki

0800 504 639

Manawatu/Wanganui

0508 476 558

Wellington

0800 496 734

Tasman

Richmond: 03 543 8400

Motueka: 03 528 2022

Takaka: 03 525 0020

Murchison: 03 523 1013

Nelson

03 546 0200

Marlborough

03 520 7400

West Coast

0508 800 118

Canterbury

03 366 4663 or 0800 765 588

Otago

0800 800 033

Southland

0800 768 845 (Southland only)

Chatham Islands

03 305 0284

Other Agencies (semi- or un-related to the environment)

Food Safety Authority

(Toxic algae and other food health hazards)

0800 693 721

Department of Conservation

(Any threat to native species including whitebait.)

0800 362 468

Ministry of Fisheries

(Poacher line)

0800 476 224

Ministry of Fisheries

(Fishing rules and regulations)

0800 478 537

Fish and Game New Zealand

(Poaching of game or freshwater fish apart from whitebait or eels)

0800 762 244

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

(Exotic diseases and pests)

0800 809 966

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

(Animal Welfare)

0800 008 333

Insurance Council of New Zealand

(Insurance fraud)

0800 372 835

Community Law Centres

(Parents legal information line for school issues)

0800 499 488

Immunisation Advisory Centre

(New Zealand national immunisation hotline)

0800 466 863

Plunketline

(Free telephone help for parents of young children)

0800 933 922

Poisons Helpline

(24-hour information line about poisons)

0800 764 766

Healthline

(Free telephone health information service)

0800 611 116

Crime Stoppers

(Report a crime anonymously in NZ)

0800 555 111

KiwiRail

(Railway emergencies)

0800 808 400

 

   

 

 

 

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