| Taupo District Council | |
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| Territorial Authority: | Taupo District Council |
| Mayor: | Rick Cooper |
| Regional Council: | Environment Waikato |
| Parliamentary electorate: | Taupo |
| District | |
| Name: | Taupo District |
| Population: | 32,418 (2006 Census) |
| Extent: | Mangakino to Mount Ngauruhoe; east to the headwaters of the Rangitaiki River |
| Area: | 6,970 km2 |
| Main towns and settlements: | Taupo, Kinloch, Turangi, Mangakino |
The Taupo District Council is a local council located in the Central North Island of New Zealand.
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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 32,418 (2006 Census)
The district falls within the jurisdiction of four different regional councils; however the vast majority (73.74% by land area) of the district falls within the jurisdiction of Environment Waikato. The exceptions are the towns of Rangitaiki (14.31% of the district's land area), which lies within the Bay of Plenty Region, Taharua (11.26%), which lies within the Hawke's Bay Region, and Te More (0.69%), which lies within the Manawatu-Wanganui Region. Taupo is unique in being the only district in New Zealand so divided; no other district is divided between/among more than two regions, and most are not divided at all.
The District has three wards - Taupo-Kaingaroa, Turangi-Tongariro and Mangakino-Pouakani and is represented by the Mayor and ten Councillors.
The areas of Taupo and Kaingaroa are administered by the Taupo District Council.
The areas of Mangakino and Pouakani are administered by the Taupo District Council. The area is also represented by the Mangakino Pouakani Representation Group which has a total of six members including three Councillors.
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 two district Councillors and together with six elected Community Board members, the ward has a total of eight members. Following the 2007 review, Turangi Tongariro lost one district Councillor.
The district currently has 10 Councillors and a Mayor.
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