Local Government

Meredith Connell (MC) advises New Zealand's largest and smallest city, district, regional and unitary councils, plus other local government organisations. We support senior officers and elected officials on policy and structural issues, and on specialist matters, including formal inquiries and on strategy and tactics to progress their priorities.

As New Zealand's leading public interest law firm, MC is uniquely placed to assist agencies to comply with and enforce all aspects of local government and other relevant law.

We have advised councils and council entities on the full spectrum of local government law issues - from major public-private developments, district plan reviews and complex RMA matters, to building and construction litigation, and compliance and enforcement. Whatever legal challenges our public sector clients face, we've been trusted to navigate them all.