Local Advisory Committees

Local Advisory Committees help us make your community more resilient in an emergency

E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū
Reflecting the diversity of community voices

This historic whakatauki is offered up to represent the diversity of voices and reminds us that it takes a multitude of voices to create harmony.

LACs’ purpose is to provide independent community-focussed strategic advice on local needs, issues and risks. LACs help Fire and Emergency support their communities by providing a strong local perspective on what matters.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand first established Local Advisory Committees in June 2020:

If you would like to register your interest in becoming an LAC, or would like any further information, you can email Fire and Emergency’s National LAC team on lacs@fireandemergency.nz or fill out the form below

Expression of interest form

If you would like this content translated into te reo Māori, please send us an email LACs@fireandemergency.nz

Mehemea e hiahia ana koe kia whakamāorihia ēnei ihirangi ki te reo Māori, tēnā tukuna mai he īmēra LACs@fireandemergency.nz

Where have the Local Advisory Committees been established?

Find out more about our first seven Local Advisory Committees (Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, Chatham Islands, West Coast and Otago)

Local Advisory Committee Evaluation Report

We commissioned an independent report to assess how our first seven Local Advisory Committees (LACs) were doing, a year on from their establishment.

Local Advisory Committees