Whangarei District Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Whangarei) 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
Whangarei District
Whangarei District is a territorial authority district in the Northland Region of New Zealand that is governed by the Whangarei District Council. The district is made up in area largely by rural land, and includes a fifth of the Northland Region. ...
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 is led by the
mayor of Whangarei
The Mayor of Whangarei is the directly elected head of the Whangarei District Council, the local government authority for the Whangarei District in New Zealand, which it controls as a territorial authority. The position has existed since 27 Oc ...
, who is currently . There are 13 councillors.
Composition
2019–2022
*
Sheryl Mai
The Mayor of Whangarei is the directly elected head of the Whangarei District Council, the local government authority for the Whangarei District in New Zealand, which it controls as a territorial authority. The position has existed since 27 Oc ...
, mayor
* Greg Innes, deputy mayor
* Shelley Deeming, councillor for Bream Bay ward
* Ken Couper, councillor for Bream Bay ward
* Gavin Benney, councillor for Denby ward
* Jayne Golightly, councillor for Denby ward
* Tricia Cutforth, councillor for Denby ward
* Anna Murphy, councillor for Hikurangi Coastal ward
* Simon Reid, councillor for Mangakāhia-Maungatapere ward
* Carol Peters, councillor for Okara ward
* Nicholas Connop, councillor for Okara ward
* Phil Halse, councillor for Okara ward
* Vince Cocurullo, councillor for Okara ward
References
External links
Official website
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Whangarei District
Politics of the Northland Region
Territorial authorities of New Zealand