Shape the future of Local Government
Get Vocal in your Local
Get Vocal in Your Local has been developed by the Review into the Future for Local Government.
The Minister of Local Government, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, has established the Review to look at how Aotearoa’s system of local democracy needs to evolve over the next 30 years. This is to improve the wellbeing of New Zealand communities and the environment, and actively embody the Treaty partnership.
Get Vocal in Your Local is an interactive tool that asks young Kiwis to think about the future of Aotearoa, and what might be different in 2050. It’s targeted at 18 to 24-year olds and high school aged rangatahi, but it will also appeal to anyone who feels connected to a place in Aotearoa and wants to have a say in the decisions that affect it.
The tool asks some of the big questions we’re exploring, such as the ways decisions that affect local communities should be made, and whether the voting age should be lowered. We’ve made it easy to send us a personalised submission on your thoughts – and it only takes 5 minutes to complete!
Data collected by the tool will help shape our recommendations to the Minister of Local Government. Our draft report will be released in October 2022 and a final report is due in June 2023, after a period of public consultation.
Once you’ve had your say, please share Get Vocal in Your Local with the young people in your lives, your friends, your whānau and your wider community.
Get behind #GetVocalInYourLocal, because your local needs your voice.
Click here to join the conversation.
