Timaru District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru) is the territorial authority for the Timaru District of New Zealand.[1]
Timaru District Council Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 10 (1 mayor, 9 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| timaru | |
The council is led by the mayor of Timaru, who is currently Nigel Bowen. There are also nine councillors.[1]
Composition edit
Councillors edit
- Mayor Nigel Bowen
- Nine other councillors: Deputy Mayor Steve Wills, Allan Booth, Barbara Gilchrist, Richard Lyon, Gavin Oliver, Paddy O’Reilly, Sally Parker, Stu Piddington, Peter Burt[1]
Community boards edit
- Geraldine Community Board
- Pleasant Point Community Board
- Temuka Community Board[1]
History edit
The council was formed in 1989. It replaced Geraldine County Council (1904-1989) and Temuka County Council (1899-1989).[2][3]
In 2020, the council had 242 staff, including 23 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,160.[4]
The council withdrew from Local Government New Zealand in September 2021 because it believed that body had not advocated sufficiently against the proposed Three Waters reform programme.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "About Timaru District Council". timaru.govt.nz. Timaru District Council.
- ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Geraldine
- ^ Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.
- ^ "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.
- ^ Littlewood, Matthew (29 September 2021). "Timaru council votes to leave Local Government New Zealand". Timaru Herald. Stuff.