New groups

Getting Started

• Registration form - National Residents' Group Database
  
• Community Resource Kit
• Help and information for community groups
  

Charitable Status

• Becoming a charity in New Zealand
• Charities and Politics 1: Greenpeace
• Charities and Politics 2: Immunisation Awareness Society
• Charities and Politics 3: Internal Affairs cracks down on charities
  

Need Some Help?

• Ask us a question

Existing groups

Community Development

• Newlands Model for Community Engagement by Residents' Groups
• Newlands Model Handbook
  
• Newlands Model (initial) survey template (produced by St Albans Residents' Association)
  
• Newlands Model (follow-up) survey template
• Info for arbiters of survey (produced by St Albans Residents' Association)
• St Albans Community Strategy (projects)
• Newlands Community Strategy
  

Official Information

• The Ombudsman: who we are
• Making or complaining about official information requests
  

Local Government

• Information on Local Government in New Zealand
• Society of Local Government Managers
• Local Government NZ
• Local Councils - DIA website

Research and networking

COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: An examination of the purpose and intent and structure of residents’ groups in New Zealand

Report on the Christchurch Residents' Group Forum 2012

Report on the Wellington Residents' Groups Forum 2010

LOCAL GOVERNANCE, PROPERTY AND PEOPLE: A paper presented by Pat Hanley, Social and Civic Policy Institute

ADDRESS TO RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS: Speech by Chief Ombudsman Beverley Wakem to the Residents' Groups Forum, Wellington 2010