Hauraki District Council ( mi, Kaunihera o te Rohe o Hauraki) is the
territorial authority
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for the
Hauraki District
Hauraki District is a territorial authority within the Hauraki region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.
The area covered by the district extends from the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, alth ...
of
New Zealand
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.
The council consists of the
mayor of Hauraki and 13 ward councillors.
Composition
Councillors
* Mayor
* Paeroa Ward: Deputy Mayor Paul Milner, Carole Daley, Jo Tilsley, Rino Wilkinson
* Plains Ward: Ray Broad, Phillip Buckthought, Rodney Garrett, Ross Harris
* Waihi Ward: Paul Anderson, Brian Gentil, Sara Howell, Duncan Smeaton, Anne Marie Spicer
History
The council was established in 1989, from the merger of Waihi Borough Council (established in 1902), Paeroa Borough Council (established in 1915), and Hauraki Plains County Council (established in 1920).
References
External links
Official website
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Hauraki District
Politics of Waikato
Territorial authorities of New Zealand