Taupo District Council
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| Territorial Authority: | Taupo District Council |
| Mayor: | Clayton Stent |
| Regional Council: | Environment Waikato |
| Parliamentary electorate: | Taupo |
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| Name: | Taupo District |
| Population: | 34,100 (2006 Census) |
| Extent: | Mangakino to Mount Ngauruhoe; east to the headwaters of the Rangitaiki River |
| Area: | 6,970 km2 |
| Main towns and settlements: | Taupo, Turangi, Mangakino |
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The Taupo District Council is a local council located in the Central North Island of New Zealand.
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[edit] Area
- Further information: Taupo District
The district stretches from the small town of Mangakino in the northwest to the Tongariro National Park in the south, and east into the Kaingaroa Forest, covering 6,970 km2 (including Lake Taupo). A total population of 31,521 (2001 Census)
[edit] Regional Councils
The district falls within the jurisdiction of four different regional councils, however the vast majority of the district falls within the jurisdiction of Environment Waikato
[edit] Wards
The district currently has four wards, this will be decreasing to three in 2007.
[edit] Taupo
The area of Taupo is administered by the Taupo District Council under delegated authority to the Taupo/Kaingaroa-Mangakino/Pouakani Committee as a standing committee of Council.
[edit] Kaingaroa
The area Kaingaroa are administered by the Taupo District Council under delegated authority to the Taupo/Kaingaroa-Mangakino/Pouakani Committee as a standing committee of Council.
[edit] Mangakino/Pouakani
The areas of Mangakino and Pouakani are administered by the Taupo District Council under delegated authority to the Taupo/Kaingaroa-Mangakino/Pouakani Committee.
The area is represented by two district councillors and together with further two community appointed representatives, the ward has a total of five members including the Mayor.
[edit] Turangi-Tongariro
The areas of Turangi and Tongariro are administered by the Taupo District Council under delegated authority to the Turangi Tongariro Community Board.
The area is represented at Council by three district Councillors and together with six elected Community Board members, the ward has a total of nine members.
[edit] Council
The district currently has 13 Councillors (including Mayor), this will be decreasing to 11 in 2007.
[edit] Mayor
- His Worship the Mayor: Clayton Stent
[edit] Councillors
[edit] Taupo
- David Trewavas (Deputy Mayor)
- Doreen M Blyth
- Christine C McElwee
- Barry E Hickling
- Shamus A Howard
- Kathryn Uvhagen
[edit] Kaingaroa
- Andrew N Welch
[edit] Mangakino/Pouakani
- Ian M Coulter
- Ailsa E Gathergood
[edit] Turangi Tongariro
- Gary Keepa Turangi
- Don R Ormsby
- Arthur T Smallman
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Cities
North Shore • Waitakere • Auckland • Manukau • Hamilton • Tauranga • Napier • Palmerston North • Porirua • Upper Hutt • Lower Hutt • Wellington • Nelson* • Christchurch • Dunedin • Invercargill
Districts
North Island : Far North • Whangarei • Kaipara • Rodney • Papakura • Franklin • Thames-Coromandel • Hauraki • Waikato • Matamata-Piako • Waipa • South Waikato • Otorohanga • Rotorua • Waitomo • Taupo • Western Bay of Plenty • Whakatane • Kawerau • Opotiki • Gisborne* • Wairoa • Hastings • Central Hawke's Bay • New Plymouth • Stratford • South Taranaki • Ruapehu • Wanganui • Rangitikei • Manawatu • Tararua • Horowhenua • Kapiti Coast • Masterton • Carterton • South Wairarapa
South Island : Tasman* • Marlborough* • Buller • Grey • Westland • Kaikoura • Hurunui • Waimakariri • Selwyn • Ashburton • Timaru • Mackenzie • Waimate • Waitaki • Queenstown-Lakes • Central Otago • Clutha • Gore • Southland
Territory: Chatham Islands
*unitary authority
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