Ōtorohanga District Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtorohanga) is the
territorial authority
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for the
Ōtorohanga District
Ōtorohanga District is a territorial municipality in the King Country area and Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is a mostly rural area, with Otorohanga town being by far the biggest urban area, with a population nearing 3, ...
of
New Zealand
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.
The council consists of the
mayor of Ōtorohanga, , and seven ward councillors.
Composition
Councillors
* Mayor
* Waipa Ward: Deputy Mayor Roy Johnson
* Kāwhia/Tihiroa Ward: Annette Williams
* Kiokio/Korakonui Ward: Bryan Ferguson
* Ōtorohanga Ward: Katrina Christison
* Kāwhia/Tihiroa Ward: Kit Jeffries
* Wharepuhunga Ward: Robyn Klos
* Ōtorohanga Ward: Rodney Dow
Community boards
* Ōtorohanga Community Board: Neville Gadd, Katrina Christison, Alan Buckman, Kat Brown-Merrin, Peter Coventry, Rodney Dow
* Kawhia Community Board: Dave Walsh, Ken Briggs, Annette Williams, George Fletcher, Hinga Whiu
History
The council was established in 1989. It replaced a council of the same name established in 1976,
which replaced the Otorohanga County Council established in 1922.
References
External links
Official website
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Ōtorohanga District
Politics of Waikato
Territorial authorities of New Zealand