Waimate District Council ( mi, Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimate) 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
Waimate District
Waimate District is a Districts of New Zealand, territorial authority district located in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. The main town is Waimate, while there are many smaller rural communities dispersed throughout the ...
of
New Zealand
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.
The council is led by the
mayor of Waimate, who is currently . There are also eight ward councillors.
Composition
Councillors
* Mayor:
* Waimate Ward: Deputy Mayor Sharyn Cain, Fabia Fox, Miriam Morton, David Owen
* Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward: Sandy McAlwee, Tom O'Connor
* Hakataramea-Waihaorunga Ward: Colin Pankhurst
* Waihao Ward: Sheila Paul
History
The council was established in 1989, replacing the Waimate County Council established in 1876.
In 2020, the council had 58 full time equivalent staff,
including nine earning more than $100,000.
According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $1,964.
References
External links
Official website
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Waimate District
Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand
Territorial authorities of New Zealand