Taupō District Council is a

territorial authority Territorial authorities (Māori language, Māori: ''mana ā-rohe'') are a tier of local government in New Zealand, alongside regions of New Zealand, regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 list of cities in New Zealand, city ...

that administers the

Taupō District Taupō District is a territorial authority district in New Zealand. It covers 6,333 km² of land, and a further 610 km² of lake area, including Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake, and Lake Rotoaira. The district stretches from th ...

in the Central North Island of

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

. The district stretches from the small town of

Mangakino Mangakino is a small town on the banks of the Waikato River in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the hydroelectric power station at Lake Maraetai, southeast of Hamilton. The town and its infrastructure are administered a ...

in the northwest to the

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in the south, and east into the

Kaingaroa Forest Kaingaroa Forest covers of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand, and is the largest forest plantation in New Zealand, and the second largest in the Southern Hemisphere (after the Sabie/Graskop plantation in South Africa). The forest stretc ...

, covering 6,970 km² (including

Lake Taupō Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; or ) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With ...

). It had a population of

Regional councils

The district falls within the jurisdiction of four different regional councils; however the vast majority (73.74% by land area) of the district falls within the jurisdiction of

Environment Waikato The Waikato () is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern ...

. The exceptions are the towns of Rangitaiki (14.31% of the district's land area), which lies within the

Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty () is a large bight (geography), bight along the northern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It stretches from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east. Called ''Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi'' (the Ocean ...

region, Taharua (11.26%), which lies within the

Hawke's Bay Region Hawke's Bay () is a region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region is named for Hawke Bay, which was named in honour of Edward Hawke. The region's main centres are the cities of Napier and Hastings, while the more rural ...

, and Te More (0.69%), which lies within the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Taupō is unique in being the only district in New Zealand so divided; no other district is divided between/among more than two regions, and most are not divided at all.

Wards

The Taupō District has five wards – Taupō, Taupō East Rural, Turangi-Tongariro, Mangakino and the new Te Papamārearea Māori ward – and is represented by the Mayor and twelve councillors.

Taupō

The areas of

Taupō Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. It h ...

and Kaingaroa are administered by the Taupō District Council.

Taupō East Rural

Mangakino-Pouakani

The areas of

and Pouakani are administered by the Taupō District Council. The area is also represented by the Mangakino Pouakani Representation Group which has a total of six members including three Councillors.

Turangi-Tongariro

The areas of

Tūrangi Tūrangi is a small town on the west bank of the Tongariro River, 50 kilometres south-west of Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It was built to accommodate the workers associated with the Tongariro Power Scheme, Tongar ...

and

Tongariro Mount Tongariro (; ) is a complex volcano, compound volcano in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of Lake Taupō, and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the ...

are administered by the Taupō District Council. The area is represented at Council by one district Councillor. Following the October 2022 local election, the Tūrangi-Tongariro Community Board (TTCB) was replaced with ward representation from one councillor, and a district-wide Māori ward, Te Papamārearea, with two councillors. The area will also be supported by a Mana Whakahono a Rohe, a partnership agreement between Taupō District Council and Ngāti Tūrangitukua, the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū which holds mana whenua over Tūrangi township. As part of the Mana Whakahono, an equal co-governance committee made up of both Ngāti Tūrangitukua and council appointees will be set up. To ensure the wider Tongariro area is also fairly represented, a representative group will be established by council and delegated the powers and functions previously held by the TTCB for that area.

Council

The Taupō District has 12 councillors and a mayor.

Mayor

The office of mayor of Taupō was established in 1989 as part of the

1989 local government reforms The 1989 New Zealand local government reform was the most significant reform of local government in New Zealand in over a century. Some 850 local bodies were amalgamated into 86 local authorities, on Regions of New Zealand, regional and Territo ...

. Since 2013, the mayor of Taupō has been David Trewavas.

Deputy Mayor

Taupō District deputy mayor is Kevin Taylor who was formally appointed to the role of deputy mayor on 28 October 2022.

Councillors

Taupō ward

*Kevin Taylor (deputy mayor) *Duncan Campbell *Anna Park *Christine Rankin *Rachel Shepherd *Yvonne Westerman *John Williamson

Taupō East Rural ward

*Kylie Leonard

Mangakino ward

*Kirsty Trueman

Turangi-Tongariro ward

*Sandra Greenslade

Te Papamārearea Māori ward

*Karam Fletcher *Danny Loughlin

References

External links

Taupō District Council
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taupō District Council Taupō District Territorial authorities of New Zealand