The Porirua City Council is the territorial authority for the city of Porirua, New Zealand.
Porirua City Council | |
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Type | |
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Term limits | None |
History | |
Preceded by | Porirua Borough Council |
Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Kylie Wihapi |
Structure | |
Seats | 11[a] |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
Elections | |
STV | |
Last election | 8 October 2022 |
Next election | 11 October 2025 |
Meeting place | |
16 Cobham Court, Porirua | |
Website | |
poriruacity | |
Footnotes | |
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The council is made up of a mayor elected at-large and 10 councillors elected from two general wards (Onepoto General Ward and Pāuatahanui General Ward) and one Māori ward (Parirua Māori Ward).[1] They are elected using a single transferable vote system in triennial elections, with the most recent election being held in 2022.
The current mayor is Anita Baker.
History edit
Porirua was one of six ridings which made up Hutt County, established by the Counties Act 1876 as one of 12 counties which would replace the Wellington Province.[2] It elected 2 councillors to the Hutt County Council.[3]
In 1908, Makara County was separated from Hutt County, amalgamating the Porirua riding with the Makara riding and Tawa.[2][4]
Following the construction of a new city on the site of the village of Porirua beginning in the 1950s,[5][6] the autonomous Borough of Porirua was established in 1962.[7][8] The rest of what had been the Makara County was re-incorporated into Hutt County as the Makara Riding.[2]
Porirua was declared to be a city in 1965.[9]
On 1 April 1973, the city of Porirua was expanded to include large areas to the north-east, transferred from Hutt County, along with Mana Island.[10] In 1988, it was further expanded to include the Horokiri riding, which contained most of Whitby, before Hutt County was abolished in the 1989 local government reforms.[11][12]
Composition edit
Councillors edit
Position | Name | Ward | Affiliation (if any) | |
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Mayor | Anita Baker | At-large | Independent | |
Deputy Mayor | Kylie Wihapi | Parirua Māori ward | Independent | |
Councillor | Mike Duncan | Onepoto general ward | Independent | |
Councillor | Geoff Hayward | Onepoto general ward | Labour | |
Councillor | Moze Galo | Onepoto general ward | Independent | |
Councillor | Kathleen Filo | Onepoto general ward | Independent | |
Councillor | Izzy Ford | Onepoto general ward | Independent | |
Councillor | Josh Trlin | Pāuatahanui general ward | Labour | |
Councillor | Ross Leggett | Pāuatahanui general ward | Independent | |
Councillor | Nathan Waddle | Pāuatahanui general ward | Independent | |
Councillor | Tracy Johnson | Pāuatahanui general ward | Independent |
Coat of arms edit
Porirua City was granted a Coat of Arms by the Earl Marshal of England on 1 December 1965. The city officially adopted the coat of arms via a bylaw on 27 November 1969.[14]
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Notable councillors edit
- Whitford Brown, the first Mayor of Porirua
- Ken Douglas, Unionist
- Ken Gray, All Black
- Gary McCormick, poet, radio and television personality
- Helen Smith, first member of the Values Party to be elected to local government
See also edit
- Territorial authorities bordering Porirua City Council:
- Greater Wellington Regional Council - the regional council covering Porirua
References edit
- ^ a b "Councillors". poriruacity.govt.nz. Porirua City Council. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Hutt County Council". Archives Online. Wellington City Council. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "The Hutt County Council". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "7 EDW VII 1907 No 28 Makara County" (PDF). www.nzlii.org. New Zealand Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Maclean, Chris. "Wellington places - Porirua". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Maclean, Chris. "Wellington region - New growth and attitudes: 1940–1975". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Maclean, Chris. "The break-up of Hutt County". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Maclean, Chris. "Wellington region - Government". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ McLintock, A. H. "Porirua". teara.govt.nz. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Boundaries of County of Hutt and City of Porirua Altered" (PDF). www.nzlii.org. New Zealand Gazette. pp. 79–82. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Porirua City Council Long-term Plan 2015-25 | Porirua – the local context" (PDF). storage.googleapis.com. Porirua City Council. p. 252. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Hutt County Abolition Order 1988" (PDF). www.nzlii.org. New Zealand Gazette. pp. 4519–4524. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2022 Porirua City Election Results". poriruacity.govt.nz. Porirua City Council. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Coat of Arms (Archived)". www.pcc.govt.nz. Porirua City Council. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2024.