Editing New Zealand Labour Party (section)

==== Conference, councils and committees ====
Delegates from all branches in the electorate, together with delegates from affiliated unions, make up the Labour Electorate Committee (LEC). The LEC is responsible for party organisation in the electorate.<ref name="constitution2016"/> The party is divided into six regional areas, which each year convene a Regional Conference.<ref name="Organisation">{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Aimer|first1=Peter|title=Labour Party – Organisation of the Labour Party|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/labour-party/page-7|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |access-date=13 June 2017|date=20 June 2012}}</ref> Policy and other matters are debated and passed onto the Annual Conference.<ref name="constitution2016"/>

The Annual Conference (called Congress in election years) is the supreme governing body of the Labour Party when it is in session. All constituent bodies of the party are entitled to send delegates to Annual Conference.<ref name="constitution2016"/>

The New Zealand Council is the Labour Party's governing [[executive committee|executive]].<ref name="Organisation" /> It ensures that the party is governed effectively according to its constitution. The NZ Council consists of the president, two senior vice presidents (one of which must be [[Māori people|Māori]]), three vice presidents (representing women, affiliates, and Pacific Islanders), seven regional representatives, one Policy Council representative, three Caucus representatives, and the general secretary.<ref name="constitution2016"/>

The Policy Council, responsible for the development of the policy platform and [[election manifesto]],<ref name="platform"/> is elected for a three-year term following each [[Elections in New Zealand|general election]]. The party structure also provides for [[Special Interest Group]] Councils: representing the affiliates, women's issues, Māori issues, Pacific Islands, [[primary industries]], local government, and youth.<ref name="constitution2016"/>

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