Ngā kawa whakahaere o te kāwanatanga ā-rohe 2025 Report on local government codes of conduct
Local Government Code of Conduct
In December 2025, the Commission completed its work to produce a standardised code of conduct for local authorities. It provided the Minister of Local Government with a final standard Code of Conduct for Local Government, accompanied by a report outlining the process followed and further details. This completes the requirements of the terms of reference provided to the Commission. Any next steps are at the discretion of the Minister.
The Commission thanks all stakeholders who offered feedback and participated in the code of conduct engagement process.
The Commission’s recommended standard code of conduct and report to the Minister are available here:
LGC Report to MOLG - Code of Conduct - December 2025
Standard Code of Conduct - 19 December 2025
Background
In February 2025 the Minister of Local Government referred to the Commission the task of developing of a standardised code of conduct for local authorities. Since early June the Commission has met with and heard the views of stakeholders about codes of conduct and what a standardised code could include. We undertook surveys with the sector and developed a stakeholder group to test ideas.
Read the Terms of Reference
Additional Context
This work builds on the work the Commission undertook in 2021. For further information about the Commission’s 2021 report on codes of conduct, please click here: 2021 report: 2021 Report on Codes of Conduct