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Waitomo District Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 March 1989 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy mayor | Eady Manawaiti[2] |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 seats (1 mayor, 6 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| waitomo | |
Waitomo District Council is the territorial authority for the Waitomo District of New Zealand's North Island. It serves as the district's local government, with the Waikato Regional Council and Horizons Regional Council serving as the regional authorities. It has existed since the 1989 reforms to local government.
The council has 6 councillors and is chaired by the mayor of Waitomo (currently John Robertson since October 2019).
In 2026 5,977 were registered to vote in the District.[3]
Composition
[edit]Councillors
[edit]- Mayor John Robertson[4]
- Te Kuiti ward: Eady Tanirau Manawaiti, Dan Tasker and Isaiah Wallace
- Rural ward: Olivia Buckley, Allan Goddard and Janette Osborne
History
[edit]The area came under the authority of Awakino County Council and Waitomo County Council until 1922, Otorohanga County Council from 1922 to 1976, and previous Waitomo District Council entity from 1976 to 1989. The current council was established in 1989.[5]
Elections
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ "Firsts for Waitomo District Council's Elected Members". Waitomo District Council. 29 October 2025.
- ↑ "Enrolment by local council voting area". Electoral Commission. 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.