South Waikato District Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Tokoroa) is the

territorial authority Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a c ...

for the

South Waikato District South Waikato District is a Territorial authorities of New Zealand, local government district in the Waikato, Waikato Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located between the cities of Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton to the north, Roto ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. The council is led by the

mayor of South Waikato The Mayor of South Waikato officiates over the South Waikato District of New Zealand's North Island. Jenny Shattock is the current mayor of South Waikato. She was elected in 2016, becoming the district's first female mayor. List of mayors There ...

, who is currently . There are also ward councillors.

Composition

Councillors

* Mayor *

Tokoroa Tokoroa ( mi, Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere) is the fifth-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato District. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua, close to the foot of the M ...

Ward: Bill Machen, Arama Ngapo-Lipscombe, Thomas Lee, Marin Glucina, Hamish Daine, Alex Jansen *

Putāruru Putāruru is a small town in the South Waikato District and the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It lies on the western side of the Mamaku Ranges and in the upper basin of the Waihou River. It is on the Oraka Stream 65 kilometres s ...

Ward: Sandra Wallace, Hans Nelis, Gary Petley *

Tīrau Tīrau is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. The town has a population of 804 (2018 census). In the Māori language, "Tīrau" means "place of many cabbage trees." Tīrau ...

Ward: Peter Schulte

Community boards

* Tīrau Community Board: Kerry Purdy, Kevin Slater, Sharon Burling-Claridge, Christine Brasell, Councillor Peter Schulte

History

The council was established in 1989, through the merger of Putaruru Borough Council (established in 1926) and Tokoroa Borough Council (established in 1975). Matamata County Council, which had first met in 1909 and was based in Tīrau, was also part of the transitional committee in 1989.

References

External links

Official website
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