Regional districts and city councils in New Zealand
At some stage during your life in New Zealand you will need to contact your local council, whether to pay your dog tax or to apply for a building permit.
Here a list of all Councils in New Zealand – North Island, South Island and regional.
North Island
| Northland | Phone | Fax |
| Far North District Council | 0800 920 029 | 09 401 2137 |
| Whangarei District Council | 09 430 4200 | 09 438 7632 |
| Kaipara District Council | 0800 727 059 | 09 439 6756 |
| Auckland | Phone | Fax |
| Auckland City Council | 09 379 2020 | 09 307 7579 |
| Franklin District Council | 09 237 1300 | 09 237 1301 |
| Manukau City Council | 09 263 7100 | 09 262 5151 |
| North Shore City Council | 09 486 8600 | 09 486 8500 |
| Papakura District Council | 09 295 1300 | 09 298 1906 |
| Rodney District Council | 0800 426 5169 | 09 426 7280 |
| Waitakere City Council | 09 836 8000 | 09 836 8001 |
| Bay of Plenty | Phone | Fax |
| Kawerau District Council | 07 323 8779 | 07 323 8072 |
| Opotiki District Council | 07 315 3030 | 07 315 7050 |
| Rotorua District Council | 07 348 4199 | 07 346 3143 |
| Taupo District Council | 07 376 0899 | 07 378 0118 |
| Tauranga District Council | 07 577 7000 | 07 577 7193 |
| Western Bay Of Plenty District Council | 07 571 8008 | 07 577 9820 |
| Whakatane District Council | 07 306 0500 | 07 307 0718 |
| Waikato | Phone | Fax |
| Hamilton City Council | 07 838 6699 | 07 838 6599 |
| Hauraki District Council | 07 862 8609 | 07 862 8607 |
| Matamata-Piako District Council | 07 884 0060 | 07 884 8865 |
| Otorohanga District Council | 07 873 8199 | 07 873 7991 |
| South Waikato District Council | 07 885 0340 | 07 885 0718 |
| Thames-Coromandel District Council | 07 868 0200 | 07 868 0234 |
| Waikato District Council | 07 824 8633 | 07 824 5808 |
| Waipa District Council | 0800 924 723 | 07 872 0033 |
| Waitomo District Council | 0800 932 4357 | 07 878 7771 |
| Taranaki | Phone | Fax |
| New Plymouth District Council | 06 759 6060 | 06 759 6072 |
| South Taranaki District Council | 0800 111 323 | 06 278 8757 |
| Stratford District Council | 06 765 6099 | 06 765 7500 |
| Gisborne | Phone | Fax |
| Gisborne District Council | 06 867 2049 | 06 867 8076 |
| Hawke’s Bay | Phone | Fax |
| Central Hawke’s Bay District Council | 06 857 8060 | 06 857 7179 |
| Hastings District Council | 06 878 0500 | 06 878 0555 |
| Napier City Council | 06 835 7579 | 06 835 7574 |
| Wairoa District Council | 06 838 7309 | 06 838 8874 |
| Manawatu/Wanganui | Phone | Fax |
| Horowhenua District Council | 06 949 4949 | 06 949 4957 |
| Manawatu District Council | 06 323 0000 | 06 323 0822 |
| Palmerston North City Council | 06 356 8199 | 06 351 4471 |
| Rangitikei District Council | 0800 422 522 | 06 327 6970 |
| Ruapehu District Council | 07 895 8188 | 07 895 3256 |
| Tararua District Council | 06 374 4080 | 06 374 4137 |
| Wanganui District Council | 06 349 0001 | 06 349 0000 |
| Wellington | Phone | Fax |
| Carterton District Council | 06 379 6626 | 06 379 7832 |
| Hutt City | 04 570 6666 | 04 569 4290 |
| Kapiti Coast District Council | 04 904 5700 | 04 904 5830 |
| Masterton District Council | 06 370 6300 | 06 378 8400 |
| Porirua City Council | 04 237 5089 | 04 237 6384 |
| South Wairarapa District Council | 06 306 9611 | 06 306 9373 |
| Upper Hutt City Council | 04 527 2169 | 04 528 2652 |
| Wellington City Council | 04 499 4444 | 04 801 3138 |
South Island
| Council | Phone | Fax |
| Nelson City Council | 03 546 0200 | 03 546 0239 |
| Marlborough District Council | 03 578 5249 | 03 578 6866 |
| Tasman District Council | 03 543 8400 | 03 543 9524 |
| Canterbury | Phone | Fax |
| Ashburton District Council | 03 307 7700 | 03 308 1836 |
| Christchurch City Council | 03 941 8999 | 03 941 8786 |
| Hurunui District Council | 03 314 8816 | 03 314 9181 |
| Kaikoura District Council | 03 319 5026 | 03 319 5308 |
| Mackenzie District Council | 0800 685 8514 | 03 685 8533 |
| Selwyn District Council | 03 324 8080 | 03 324 3531 |
| Timaru District Council | 03 687 7200 | 03 687 7209 |
| Waimakariri District Council | 03 313 6136 | 03 313 4432 |
| Waimate District Council | 03 689 8079 | 03 689 8075 |
| West Coast | Phone | Fax |
| Buller District Council | 03 788 9111 | 03 788 8041 |
| Grey District Council | 03 768 1700 | 03 768 1703 |
| Westland District Council | 03 756 9010 | 03 756 9045 |
| Otago | Phone | Fax |
| Central Otago District Council | 03 448 6979 | 03 448 9196 |
| Clutha District Council | 03 419 0200 | 03 418 3185 |
| Dunedin City Council | 03 477 4000 | 03 474 3366 |
| Queenstown Lakes District Council | 03 441 0499 | 03 442 7334 |
| Waitaki District Council | 03 434 8060 | 03 434 8442 |
| Southland | Phone | Fax |
| Gore District Council | 03 209 0330 | 03 208 9087 |
| Invercargill City Council | 03 214 6243 | 03 218 4415 |
| Southland District Council | 03 218 7259 | 03 218 9460 |
| Chatham Islands | Phone | Fax |
| Chatham Islands Council | 03 305 0033 | 03 305 0044 |
Regional Councils
| Council | Phone | Fax |
| Northland Regional Council | 0800 002 004 | | 09 438 0012 |
| Auckland Regional Council | 09 366 2000 | 09 366 2155 |
| Environment BOP | 0800 368 267 | 0800 368 329 |
| Environment Waikato | 0800 800 401 | 07 859 0998 |
| Taranaki Regional Council | 06 765 7127 | 06 765 5097 |
| Hawke’s Bay Regional Council | 0800 108 838 | 06 835 3601 |
| Horizons Regional Council | 0508 446 749 | 06 952 2929 |
| Wellingon Regional Council | 0800 496 734 | 04 385 6960 |
| Environment Canterbury | 0800 324 636 | 03 365 3194 |
| West Coast Regional Council | 03 768 0466 | 03 768 7133 |
| Otago Regional Council | 0800 474 082 | 03 479 0015 |
| Environment Southland | 0800 768 845 | 03 211 5252 |