Hauraki District Council
Hauraki District Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 March 1989 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy mayor | Paul Milner |
CEO | David Speirs[2] |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 seats (1 mayor, 13 ward seats) |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2025 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Website | |
| hauraki-dc | |
Hauraki District Council is the territorial authority for the Hauraki District of New Zealand's North Island. It serves as the district's local government, with the Waikato Regional Council serving as the regional authority. It has existed since the 1989 reforms to local government.
The council has 13 councillors and is chaired by the mayor of Hauraki (currently Toby Adams since 2019).
In 2026 15,324 were registered to vote in the District.[3]
Composition
The council currently consists of a mayor elected at-large and 13 councillors, elected from four wards. Two councillors are returned from Te Pakikau o te Ika Māori ward, which covers the entire district, four from Plains general ward, three from Paeroa general ward, and four from Waihī general ward.[4]
The current mayor is Toby Adams[5].[4] Adams was re-elected unopposed in 2022 for a further three-year term.[6] He was re-elected again in 2025 by a substantial majority.[7]
Current council
The present council was elected in the 2025 local elections:
| Position | Name | Ward | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Toby Adams | At-large | Independent | |
| Deputy mayor | Paul Milner[8] | Paeroa | Independent | |
| Councillor | Jo Tilsley | Paeroa | Independent | |
| Councillor | Rino Wilkinson | Paeroa | Independent | |
| Councillor | Cynthia Bates | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Ray Broad | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Stephen Crooymans | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Neil Gray | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Sara Howell | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Austin Rattray | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Amanda Ryan | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Anne Marie Spicer | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Rereahu Collier | Te Pakikau o te Ika | Independent | |
| Councillor | Des Tyler | Te Pakikau o te Ika | Independent | |
History
The council was established in 1989 from the merger of Waihi Borough Council (established in 1902), Paeroa Borough Council (established in 1915), and Hauraki Plains County Council (established in 1920).[9]
Elections
- 1989
- 1992
- 1995
- 1998
- 2001
- 2004
- 2007
- 2010
- 2013
- 2016
- 2019
- 2022
- 2025
References
- ↑ "Election results". Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ "Leadership Team". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Enrolment by local council voting area". Electoral Commission. 30 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Mayor and Councillors". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Election results". Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ Smith, Alison (18 August 2022). "Elections 2022: Hauraki mayor returns unopposed, eyes future". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Election results". Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ "Committees". www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Fraser, B. (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.