Waimakariri District Council ( mi, Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimakariri) 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
Waimakariri District of
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 has 11 members: the
mayor of Waimakariri
The Mayor of Waimakariri is the head of the municipal government of Waimakariri District in New Zealand's South Island. The mayor is directly elected using a First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post electoral system. The current mayor is Da ...
, , and ten ward councillors.
Composition
Councillors
* Mayor
* Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward: Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson, Al Blackie, Philip Redmond, Sandra Stewart
* Oxford-Ohoka Ward: Wendy Doody, Niki Mealings
* Rangiora-Ashley: Kirstyn Barnett, Robbie Brine, Joan Ward, Paul Williams
Community boards
* Rangiora-Ashley Community Board
* Oxford-Ohoka Community Board
* Woodend-Sefton Community Board
* Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board
History
The council was formed in 1989, replacing Eyre County Council (1912-1989) and
Kaiapoi County Council (1868-1989).
/ref>
In 2020, the council had 433 staff, including 63 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,648.
References
External links
Official website
{{coord, -43.2061332, 171.7724323, display=title
Waimakariri District
Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand
Territorial authorities of New Zealand