Waipā District Council
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Waipā District Council Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waipa | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 seats (1 mayor, 13 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| waipadc | |
Waipā District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waipa)[citation needed] is the territorial authority for the Waipā District of New Zealand.[1]
The council consists of 14 elected members: the mayor of Waipā, Susan O'Regan, and 13 ward councillors.[1]
Composition
[edit]Councillors
[edit]- Mayor: Susan O'Regan
- Cambridge Ward: Liz Stolwyk, Mike Pettit, Philip Coles, Roger Gordon, Grahame Webber
- Te Awamutu Ward: Lou Brown, Andrew Brown, Hazel Barnes, Marcus Gower
- Pirongia Ward: Clare St Pierre, Bruce Thomas
- Maungatautari Ward: Elwyn Andree-Wiltens
- Kakepuku Ward: Susan O'Regan[1]
Community boards
[edit]- Cambridge Community Board: Sue Milner, Elise Badger, Jo Davies-Colley, Alana MacKay, Jim Goddin, Mike Montgomerie
- Te Awamutu Community Board: Gary Derbyshire, Richard Hurrell, Ange Holt, Jill Taylor, Kane Titchener[1]
History
[edit]The council was established in 1989, through the merger of Waipa County Council,[2] Cambridge Borough Council (established in 1886),[3] and Te Awamutu Borough Council (established in 1915).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Your Council – Waipā District Council". waipadc.govt.nz. Waipā District Council. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "30 years on, Waipā better than ever". www.waipadc.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Cambridge". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Fraser, B. (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.