Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waikato) is the territorial authority for the Waikato District of New Zealand.[1]
Waikato District Council Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waikato | |
|---|---|
 Waikato District Council chamber in 2013 | |
| 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 | |
The current Waikato District Council logo has been in use since 2003. Since 2014 the Māori translation, Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato' is sometimes added below it. WDC uses double vowels rather than macrons in its translations
The council is led by the mayor of Waikato, who is currently Jacqui Church. There are also ward councillors.[1]
Composition
Mayor Jacqui Church
Councillors
| Ward | Ward Type | Councillor[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 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).[3][4]
References
- "About Waikato District Council". waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Waikato District Council.
- "Results". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.
- Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Huntly
External links
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