Ruapehu District Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ruapehu) is the
territorial authority
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for the
Ruapehu District
Ruapehu District is a territorial authority in the centre of New Zealand's North Island.
It has an area of 6,734 square kilometers and the district's population in was .
Features
The district is landlocked, and contains the western half of the ...
of
New Zealand
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.
The council consists of the
mayor of Ruapehu
The Mayor of Ruapehu officiates over the Ruapehu District of New Zealand's North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous Sou ...
, , and 11 ward councillors.
Composition
Councillors
* Mayor:
* Taumarunui Ward: five councillors
* National Park Ward: one councillor
* Ohura Ward: one councillor
* Waimarino-Waiouru Ward: four councillors
Community boards
* National Park Community Board: four elected members, a councillor
* Taumarunui/Ohura Ward Committee: five Taumarunui Ward councillors, one Ohura Ward councillor
* Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board: four elected members, a councillor
History
The council was established in 1989, through the merger of
Taumarunui County Council (established in 1910),
(established in 1911),
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References
External links
Official website
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Ruapehu District
Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui
Politics of Taranaki
Politics of Waikato
Territorial authorities of New Zealand