Lobby for Good · The People’s Lobby
Council and Parliament decisions, in plain language.
Big decisions get made quietly, and most of us find out after. We check the public record, explain what we find, and help you work out what to do next.
Free tools to start. Member-funded to keep going.
Member-funded. Not party political. No corporate sponsors.
They have people paid to follow it. You have a life.
Why this exists
The information is public. The time to find it isn’t.
Councils, government and large organisations have staff whose job is to read the papers, follow the process and keep turning up.
Most of us are busy with work, family and everything else. So decisions that change our rates, our streets and our rights often get made before we know they were on the table.
What you get
One place to understand what’s going on and what to do about it.
Stay informed
Heard something about your council or Parliament and can’t tell what’s true? We check the public record and explain it in plain language.
See what affects you
A quick view of what’s happening now, how it could affect everyday people, what to pay attention to and where you can have a say.
Follow it back
See how a decision got to where it is, and how small changes in wording or law can have big effects on real lives.
Spot the bigger picture
When people raise the same issue, we look closer. One story is a story. Many people raising the same thing may be a pattern worth investigating.
Work out your next step
AI tools that help you make sense of a letter, a proposal or a notice, and decide what to do next, including drafting a letter you can send.
Stronger together
As membership grows, we want to help people who care about the same issue join forces, and back campaigns together.
See it working
Here’s what it looks like.
A rumour is going round. Is it true? We follow it back to the record and tell you what we found.
Example · What’s happening now
Is Tauranga getting a congestion charge?
No Tauranga congestion-charging scheme has been approved. We followed the record to see what was studied, what stopped and what to watch next.
Follow it back
Don’t pick a side yet. Check the record.
Start with the thing people are talking about. Then go backwards through the public record.
Where did this come from?
What exists now?
What would have to change?
What should we watch next?
Join us
Help us reach 100 founding members.
Lobby for Good is funded by its members. No corporate sponsors, no party money. The first 100 members are our founding members, and 100 is the first step towards 1,000.
Membership helps pay the running costs, about $1,500 a month, so the work can keep going. It never buys the conclusion.
Foundation membership · $15 a month
- Your own secure vault for your documents
- Civic letters saved so you can come back to them
- More use of our AI tools: up to 20 uses in any 24 hours
- The full Tauranga City Shaping story
- Help keep the work independent and member-funded
More support options are on the membership page. A free account is always available.
Independent public-interest work
We don’t tell you what to think. We help you find enough to think about.
We ask the same questions whoever is in power. We show where the information came from, separate what is documented from what is still unknown, and let you decide what you think.
Lobby for Good
They know how the system works. We should too.
Start free today. See what’s happening, understand the record and find out whether there’s still time to have a say.
