Taupo District Council
| Taupo District Council | |
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| Founded | 1989 |
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Mayor |
David Trewavas |
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The Taupo District Council is a territorial authority that administers the Taupo District in the Central North Island of New Zealand. 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). It had a population of 36,200 as of the June 2016.[1]
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.
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 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:
- 1989–2001: Joan Williamson QSO JP
- 2001–2007: Clayton Stent
- 2007–2013: Rick Cooper
- 2013–present: David Trewavas
Councillors
Taupo/Kaingaroa
- Cr Barry Hickling (Deputy Mayor)
- Cr Anna Park (née Kirk)
- Cr Rosie Harvey
- Cr John Williamson
- Cr John Boddy
- Cr Bernhard Chrustowski
- Cr Roseanne Jollands
Mangakino/Pouakani
- Kirsty Trueman
Turangi Tongariro
- Cr Maggie Stewart
- Cr Zane Cozens
Turangi/Tongariro Community Board
- Tangonui (Tong) Kingi - Chairman
- Mary Smallman - Deputy Chairman
- Cr Maggie Stewart
- Cr Zane Cozens
- Chris Te Whare
- Wally Van der Aa
- Te Takinga New
References
- ↑ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2016 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016. For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-16 (2017 boundary)". Statistics New Zealand. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.