Westland District Council 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

Westland District Westland District is a Districts of New Zealand, territorial authority district on the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is administered by the Westland District Council. The district's population is History ...

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 Westland The mayor of Westland officiates over the Westland District of New Zealand's South Island. It has been administered by Westland District Council since 1989. The current mayor is Helen Lash, who was elected in 2022. List of mayors References ...

, who is currently . There are also eight ward councillors.

Composition

Councillors

* Mayor * Northern Ward: Anna Hart, Jenny Keogan, Jane Neale * Hokitika Ward: David Carruthers, Paul Davidson, Latham Martin * Southern Ward: Ian Hartsthorne, Ryan Kennedy

History

The council was formed in 1989. Its predesccessors include Hokitika County Council (1868-1989), Ross County Council (1878-1972), and

Westland County Council Westland County, also known as County of Westland, was a local government area on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It existed from 1868 to 1873, and then from 1876 until 1989. In its first incarnation, it constituted the government f ...

(1876-1989). In 2020, the council had 205 staff, including 22 earning more than $100,000. According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,601.

References

External links

Westland District Council
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