Taupo District Council

Taupo District Council
Type
Type
History
Founded 1989
Leadership
Mayor
David Trewavas
Website
www.taupodc.govt.nz

The Taupo District Council is a local council located in the Central North Island of New Zealand.

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 32,418 (2006 Census)

Regional Councils

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.

Wards

The District has three wards - Taupo-Kaingaroa, Turangi-Tongariro and Mangakino-Pouakani and is represented by the Mayor and ten Councillors.

Taupo-Kaingaroa

The areas of Taupo and Kaingaroa are administered by the Taupo District Council.

Taupo District

Mangakino-Pouakani

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.

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 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.

Council

The district currently has 10 Councillors and a Mayor.

Mayor

The Mayor of Taupo is the head of the municipal government, and presides over the District Council. The Mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system.

The office was established on 1 December 1989, after the formation of the District Council. There have been four mayors to date:

Councillors

Taupo/Kaingaroa

Mangakino/Pouakani

Turangi Tongariro

Turangi/Tongariro Community Board

References

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