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Your membership directly funds independent civic journalism in New Zealand. Choose the tier that matches your commitment.
Start your civic journey
- Full access to all civic tools
- NZ Water Bill Calculator (78 councils)
- Election 2026 Justice Gap tracker
- MP & Councillor voting records
- Create & sign community lobbies
- Community submission pipeline
- Reference code tracking
- Monthly civic briefing email
Deepen your civic intelligence
- Everything in Foundation
- LFG Civic Advisor AI chatbot
- Conversation history saved
- OIA/LGOIMA request generator
- Early access to investigations (48hrs)
- Member newsletter archive
- Policy Promise vs Reality tracker
Amplify your civic impact
- Everything in Insight
- Downloadable civic briefing PDFs
- Workshop & webinar recordings
- Priority submission review queue
- Monthly impact report
- Exclusive civic research summaries
- Early Election 2026 data access
Drive civic change
- Everything in Voice
- Direct access to LFG team
- Quarterly strategy briefings
- Co-branded civic content opportunities
- Custom OIA request consultation
- Early Election 2026 candidate data
- Founding Momentum member badge
Sustain the mission
- Everything in Momentum
- Named supporter recognition
- Annual civic impact session with LFG
- One custom civic research request/year
- Founding Sustainer status
- All future features included
- Maximum civic impact
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WHAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP FUNDS
Every dollar goes directly into civic journalism and public interest research.
Investigations
Deep-dive civic investigations into councils, agencies, and public bodies.
Civic Advisor AI
Maintaining and improving the LFG Civic Advisor chatbot for all members.
Data & Tools
Building and updating interactive civic tools, trackers, and databases.
Election Coverage
Comprehensive Election 2026 coverage, candidate tracking, and promise monitoring.
Community Lobbies
Creating and amplifying community lobbies so everyday New Zealanders can direct LFG's advocacy work.
REPRESENTING AN ORGANISATION?
Councils, government agencies, NGOs, and media organisations can access structured Civic Intelligence Briefing packages.
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