Hauraki District Council
Hauraki District Council Kaunihera o te Rohe o Hauraki | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 seats (1 mayor, 13 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| hauraki-dc | |
Hauraki District Council (Māori: Kaunihera o te Rohe o Hauraki) is the territorial authority for the Hauraki District of New Zealand.[2] The council consists of the mayor of Hauraki and 13 ward councillors.[2]
Composition
The current mayor is Toby Adams[3].[4] Adams was re-elected unopposed in 2022 for a further three-year term.[5] He was re-elected again in 2025 by a substantial majority.[6]
Councillors
- Mayor: Toby Adams
- Paeroa Ward: Deputy Mayor Paul Milner, Jo Tilsley, Rino Wilkinson
- Plains Ward: Cythia Bates, Ray Broad, Stephen Crooymans, Neil Gray
- Waihi Ward: Sara Howell, Austin Rattray, Amanda Ryan, Anne Marie Spicer
- Te Pakikau o te Ika Māori Ward: Rereahu Collier, Desmond Tyler[6]
History
The council was established in 1989 from the merger of Waihi Borough Council (established in 1902), Paeroa Borough Council (established in 1915), and Hauraki Plains County Council (established in 1920).[7]
References
- ^ "Election results". Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ a b "About Hauraki District Council". hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Waitomo District Council.
- ^ "Election results". Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Mayor & Councillors » Hauraki District Council". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Smith, Alison (18 August 2022). "Elections 2022: Hauraki mayor returns unopposed, eyes future". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Election results". Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ Fraser, B. (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.