Waikato District Council

Waikato District Council

Te Kaunihera aa Takiwaa o Waikato
Type
Type
HousesGoverning Body
Term limits
None
History
FoundedMarch 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership
Structure
Seatsseats (1 mayor, ward seats)
Length of term
3 years
Website
waikatodistrict.govt.nz

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 Aksel Bech[3]. There are also ward councillors.[2]

Composition

Mayor Aksel Bech[4] was first elected as mayor in 2025, and prior to that first elected to the council in 2016, but failed to be elected as mayor in 2022.[5]

Councillors

Ward Ward Type Councillor[6][7] Affiliation First elected[8][9][10][11]
Tamahere-Woodlands General Crystal Beavis 14 October 2022
Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia General Grant Coombes 11 October 2025
Tai Raro Takiwaa Māori Endine Dixon-Harris 11 October 2025
Western Districts General Carolyn Eyre 12 October 2016
Tamahere-Woodlands General Mike Keir 14 October 2022
Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia General Eugene Patterson (Deputy Mayor) 12 October 2016
Waerenga-Whitikahu General Marlene Raumati Independent 14 October 2022
Tuakau-Pōkeno General Vern Reeve 14 October 2022
Tuakau-Pōkeno General Fabio Rodrigues 11 October 2025
Whāingaroa General Lisa Thomson 12 October 2019
Awaroa-Maramarua General Peter Thomson 14 October 2022
Tai Runga Takiwaa Māori Tilly Turner 14 October 2022
Huntly General David Whyte 14 October 2022

History

Main article: Waikato District § 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).[12][13]

Community boards

The council has 6 community boards, being:

  • Huntly
  • Ngāruawāhia
  • Raglan
  • Rural-Port Waikato
  • Taupiri
  • Tuakau

References

  1. ^ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "About Waikato District Council". waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Waikato District Council.
  3. ^ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  5. ^ Gill, Mary Anne (28 May 2025). "Waikato to get a mayoral rematch". Cambridge News. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Results". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Appointment of Deputy Mayor" (PDF). 10 November 2025. p. 9.
  8. ^ "2025 Election Results". Public Website. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  9. ^ Ofsoske, Dale (14 October 2022). "DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF ELECTION" (PDF). Waikato District Council.
  10. ^ "LGE 2019 Final" (PDF). Waikato District Council. 18 October 2019.
  11. ^ "2016 Waikato District Council Election Results" (PDF). Waikato District Council. 13 October 2016.
  12. ^ Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 978-0-474-00123-9.
  13. ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Huntly

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