Local Advisory Committees: 19 new members appointed, 9 more LACs to be stood up

Published: 09/05/2023 | Community engagement, Strategic relationships | National

In March 2023, Fire and Emergency Board appointed 19 new members to six of our seven Local Advisory Committees (LACs) in Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, West Coast and Otago. Many existing LAC members were also reappointed for a second term and will provide valuable continuity to the committees.

To find out more about the new members, visit our website(external link).

In addition, the Fire and Emergency Board agreed to Fire and Emergency standing up nine further LACs next year. Before making decisions about standing up the remaining LACs, Fire and Emergency reviewed how the current Committees are operating and allowed some additional time to embed a new Fire and Emergency district management structure. Our district management teams are an important connection for LACs so, to ensure the success of these Committees, we wanted to make sure our teams were fully established.

With the evaluation providing positive results and our district teams well established, our Board have agreed we’re now able to set up the final LACs in:

Southland
Taranaki
Waikato
Nelson Tasman
Auckland
Wellington
Bay of Plenty
Whanganui/Manawatū
Canterbury

Establishing each LAC will take time, so planning is underway, and we expect to have a fulsome plan in the next few months.

Read about Chatham Islands LAC’s recent mahi (external link)

Check out what Mita Harris, Northland LAC Chair, is doing to help bring together FENZ with his communit(external link)y.

Find out more about Local Advisory Committees(external link)