Taupō District Council
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Deputy Mayor | Kevin Taylor |
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Taupō District Councilis aterritorial authoritythat administers theTaupō Districtin the Central North Island ofNew Zealand.[1]The district stretches from the small town ofMangakinoin the northwest to theTongariro National Parkin the south, and east into theKaingaroa Forest,covering 6,970 km2(includingLake Taupō). It had a population of as of June 2023.[2]
Regional councils[edit]
The district falls within the jurisdiction of four differentregional councils;however the vast majority (73.74% by land area) of the district falls within the jurisdiction ofEnvironment Waikato.The exceptions are the towns of Rangitaiki (14.31% of the district's land area), which lies within theBay of Plentyregion, Taharua (11.26%), which lies within theHawke's Bay Region,and Te More (0.69%), which lies within theManawatū-Whanganuiregion. Taupō 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[edit]
The Taupō District has five wards – Taupō, Taupō East Rural, Turangi-Tongariro, Mangakino and the new Te Papamārearea Māori ward – and is represented by the Mayor and twelve councillors.
Taupō[edit]
The areas ofTaupōand Kaingaroa are administered by the Taupō District Council.
Taupō East Rural[edit]
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Mangakino-Pouakani[edit]
The areas ofMangakinoandPouakaniare administered by the Taupō 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[edit]
The areas ofTūrangiandTongariroare administered by the Taupō District Council. The area is represented at Council by one district Councillor.
Following the October 2022 local election, the Tūrangi-Tongariro Community Board (TTCB) was replaced with ward representation from one councillor, and a district-wide Māori ward, Te Papamārearea, with two councillors.
The area will also be supported by a Mana Whakahono a Rohe, a partnership agreement between Taupō District Council and Ngāti Tūrangitukua, the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū which holds mana whenua over Tūrangi township. As part of the Mana Whakahono, an equal co-governance committee made up of both Ngāti Tūrangitukua and council appointees will be set up.
To ensure the wider Tongariro area is also fairly represented, a representative group will be established by council and delegated the powers and functions previously held by the TTCB for that area.
Council[edit]
The Taupō District has 12 councillors and a mayor.
Mayor[edit]
The office of mayor of Taupō was established in 1989 as part of the1989 local government reforms.Since 2013, the mayor of Taupō has been David Trewavas.[3]
Deputy Mayor[edit]
Taupō District deputy mayor is Kevin Taylor who was formally appointed to the role of deputy mayor on 28 October 2022.[4]
Councillors[edit]
Taupō ward[edit]
- Kevin Taylor (deputy mayor)
- Duncan Campbell
- Anna Park
- Christine Rankin
- Rachel Shepherd
- Yvonne Westerman
- John Williamson
Taupō East Rural ward[edit]
- Kylie Leonard
Mangakino ward[edit]
- Kirsty Trueman
Turangi-Tongariro ward[edit]
- Sandra Greenslade
Te Papamārearea Māori ward[edit]
- Karam Fletcher
- Danny Loughlin
References[edit]
- ^"Taupō District Council".www.taupodc.govt.nz.Retrieved13 December2020.
- ^"Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.(regional councils);"Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.(territorial authorities);"Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.(urban areas)
- ^"David Trewavas re-elected as Taupō District mayor".Rotorua Daily Post.12 October 2019.Retrieved20 January2020.
- ^"New Taupō District Council sworn in".Taupo District Council.28 October 2022.