Wellington is at COVID-19 Alert Level 1

Visit our COVID-19 update pages to find out what services and facilities are operating.
For up-to-date information about alert levels, community cases, and getting tested, visit the New Zealand Government COVID-19 website.

How to participate

To make the best possible decisions, the Council relies on participation and feedback from Wellingtonians.

About public participation

The Council makes many important decisions that affect a wide variety of people across the city.

The elected Council is made up of the Mayor and 14 Councillors divided between 5 different wards.

From time to time, we ask the public for submissions on specific issues.

Find out about applying to speak at a meeting, and what will happen before, during and after the meeting.