Waimakariri District Council

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| name = Waimakariri District Council

| native_name = Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimakariri

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| house_type = Unicameral

| houses = Governing Body

| jurisdiction = Waimakariri District

| term_limits = None

| foundation = {{Start date|1989|03|06}}

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| leader1_type = Mayor

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| seats = 11 (1 mayor, 10 ward seats)

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Waimakariri District Council ({{langx|mi|Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimakariri}}) is the territorial authority for the Waimakariri District of New Zealand.{{cite web |title=About Waimakariri District Council |url=https://www.waimakariri.govt.nz/your-council/council-boards-and-committees/mayor-and-councillors |website=waimakariri.govt.nz |publisher=Waimakariri District Council}}

The council has 11 members: the mayor of Waimakariri, {{NZ officeholder data|Waimakariri District Mayor|y||}}, and ten ward councillors.

Composition

=Councillors=

  • Mayor {{NZ officeholder data|Waimakariri District Mayor|y||}}
  • Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward: Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson, Al Blackie, Philip Redmond, Sandra Stewart
  • Oxford-Ohoka Ward: Wendy Doody, Niki Mealings
  • Rangiora-Ashley: Kirstyn Barnett, Robbie Brine, Joan Ward, Paul Williams

=Community boards=

  • Rangiora-Ashley Community Board
  • Oxford-Ohoka Community Board
  • Woodend-Sefton Community Board
  • Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board

History

The council was formed in 1989, replacing Eyre County Council (1912–1989) and Kaiapoi County Council (1868–1989).{{cite book |last1=Fraser |first1=B |title=The New Zealand Book of Events |date=1986 |publisher=Reed Methuen |location=Auckland}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.waimakariri.govt.nz/library/history_files/The%20history%20of%20the%20Eyre%20County%20Council.pdf |title=History of the Eyre County Council |access-date=30 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014075836/http://www.waimakariri.govt.nz/library/history_files/The%20history%20of%20the%20Eyre%20County%20Council.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/K/Kaiapoi/Kaiapoi/en Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Kaiapoi]

In 2020, the council had 433 staff, including 63 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,648.{{cite web |title=Ratepayers Report |url=https://www.ratepayersreport.nz/ |website=ratepayersreport.nz |publisher=Taxpayers' Union}}

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