Timaru District Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru) is the territorial authority for the

Timaru District Timaru District is a local government district on New Zealand's South Island, administered by the Timaru District Council. It is part of the larger Canterbury Region. Geography The Timaru District is located on the east coast of the South Island ...

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. The council is led by the

mayor of Timaru The mayor of Timaru is the directly elected head of the Timaru District Council, the local government authority for the Timaru District in New Zealand, which it controls as a territorial authority. List of officeholders There have been 40 mayor ...

, who is currently . There are also nine councillors.

Composition

Councillors

* Mayor * Nine other councillors: Deputy Mayor Steve Wills, Allan Booth, Barbara Gilchrist, Richard Lyon, Gavin Oliver, Paddy O’Reilly, Sally Parker, Stu Piddington, Peter Burt

Community boards

* Geraldine Community Board * Pleasant Point Community Board * Temuka Community Board

History

The council was formed in 1989. It replaced Geraldine County Council (1904-1989) and Temuka County Council (1899-1989).Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Geraldine
/ref> In 2020, the council had 242 staff, including 23 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,160. The council withdrew from

Local Government New Zealand Local Government New Zealand Te Kahui Kaunihera ō Aotearoa (LGNZ) is the local government association of New Zealand. It represents the interests of the regional, city, and district councils in New Zealand. History The Association was form ...

in September 2021 because it believed that body had not advocated sufficiently against the proposed Three Waters reform programme.

References

External links

Official website
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