Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | seats (1 mayor, ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| waikatodistrict | |
Waikato District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato) is the territorial authority for the Waikato District of New Zealand.[2]
The council is led by the mayor of Waikato, who is currently Jacqui Church[3]. There are also ward councillors.[2]
Composition
Mayor Jacqui Church[4]
Councillors
| Ward | Ward Type | Councillor[5] |
|---|---|---|
| Tamahere-Woodlands | General | Crystal Beavis |
| Western Districts | General | Carolyn Eyre (Deputy Mayor) |
| Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia | General | Janet Gibb |
| Tamahere-Woodlands | General | Mike Keir |
| Tuakau-Pōkeno | General | Kandi Awhina Maxine Ngataki |
| Tai Raro Takiwaa | Māori | Pāniora Matatahi-Poutapu |
| Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia | General | Eugene Patterson |
| Waerenga-Whitikahu | General | Marlene Raumati |
| Tuakau-Pōkeno | General | Vern Reeve |
| Whāingaroa | General | Lisa Thomson |
| Awaroa-Maramarua | General | Peter Thomson |
| Tai Runga Takiwaa | Māori | Tilly Turner |
| Huntly | General | David Whyte |
History
The council was established in 1989, replacing Raglan County Council (established in 1876), Waikato County Council (established in 1876), Ngāruawāhia Borough Council (established in 1920), and Huntly Borough Council (established in 1931).[6][7]
References
- ^ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b "About Waikato District Council". waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Waikato District Council.
- ^ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Results". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 978-0-474-00123-9.
- ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Huntly