Tasman District Council

Tasman District Council

Te Kaunihera o te tai o Aorere
Tasman District Council brand logo
Brand logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
Established
  • Initial constitution
  • 1 April 1989 (1989-04-01); 37 years ago
  • Reconstitution
  • 1 November 1989 (1989-11-01); 36 years ago
Preceded by
New session started
18 October 2025
Leadership
Tim King[1], Ind.
since 18 October 2019
Brent Maru, Ind.
since 30 October 2025
Leonie Rae
since 19 February 2024
Structure
Seats15 (including mayor)
Graph of the party split among 15 seats.
Political groups
  •   Independent (13)
  •   SAE (2)
Length of term
3 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
First election
29 March & 14 October 1989
Last election
11 October 2025
Next election
14 October 2028
Meeting place
Tasman District Council building in Richmond
189 Queen Street, Richmond
Website
tasman.govt.nz

Tasman District Council (abbr. TDC; Māori: Te Kaunihera o te tai o Aorere) is the territorial authority for the Tasman District of New Zealand. It serves as the district's local and regional government as a unitary authority. It was initially constituted in April 1989; in November 1989 it was reconstituted anew alongside all local authorities in New Zealand as part of major reforms to local government. Prior to the district council, local government in the area was split between four authorities.

The governing body of the council has 14 councillors and is chaired by the mayor of Tasman (currently Tim King since October 2019).

History

Predecessors

Tasman District Council was formed on 1 April 1989,[2][3] replacing Richmond Borough Council, Motueka Borough Council, and Waimea County Council. Golden Bay County Council joined Tasman District on 1 November 1989.[4]

Disestablishment of Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council

The council was initially one of four authorities[a] in the Nelson-Marlborough Region, until the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council was disestablished on 1 July 1992; regional responsibilities were transferred to the council making it a unitary authority.[5][6]

Governing body

Mayor

One mayor is elected at-large; they chair meetings of the governing body and act as the head of local government in the district.

Current composition

The current members of the governing body of council are:[7][8]

Role Portrait Name Affiliation Ward
Mayor Tim King Independent Elected at-large
Deputy Brent Maru Independent Motueka
Councillor Trindi Walker Independent Motueka
Councillor Kerryn Ferneyhough Independent Motueka
Councillor Paul Morgan Independent Te Tai o Aorere Māori
Councillor John Gully Independent Lakes / Murchison
Councillor Mark Hume Independent Golden Bay
Councillor Celia Butler Independent Golden Bay
Councillor Dave Woods Independent Moutere / Waimea
Councillor Dean McNamara Sensible, Affordable and Ethical Moutere / Waimea
Councillor Mike Kininmonth Independent Moutere / Waimea
Councillor Jo Ellis Independent Richmond
Councillor Kit Maling Independent Richmond
Councillor Timo Neubauer Independent Richmond
Councillor Mark Greening Sensible, Affordable and Ethical Richmond

Committees

Council members meet each month as a full council. There are six council committees: Regulatory, Strategy and Policy, Operations, Audit and Risk, CEO Review and Commercial.[9]

Tasman District Council has representatives on several joint committees with Nelson City Council: Community Development, Engineering Services, Environmental Planning, Tasman Regional Transport, Joint Shareholders Committee, the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, the Regional Pest Management Joint Committee, and the Saxton Field Committee.[9] The two councils also have a joint District Licensing Committee, which deals with all alcohol licensing matters.[9]

Community boards

The council currently has two community boards, representing the communities of Golden Bay and Motueka.

Elections

The initial elections were held on 29 March 1989 for a mayor and fourteen councillors from five wards: Lakes, Richmond, Waimea, Moutere, and Motueka. Those members were elected until October 1992.[10] The two Golden Bay councillors were elected on 14 October 1989. At that time, the council's two community boards—Golden Bay and Motueka, with six members each plus the ward councillors—were also elected.[11]

List

Council

Mayoral

  • 1989
  • 1992
  • 1995
  • 1998
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2007
  • 2010
  • 2013
  • 2016
  • 2019
  • 2022
  • 2025

Wards

Tasman elects its 13 councillors from five wards: three from Motueka, three from Moutere/Waimea, four from Richmond, one from Murchison and two from Golden Bay.[12] Golden Bay and Motueka wards also have community boards, each with four elected members, who work with the council to support their local community.[13]

Offices

Tākaka service centre

The council chamber is in Richmond and there are service centres at Motueka, Murchison, Richmond and Tākaka.

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Election results". Tasman District Council. 17 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Chief Executive: Tasman District Council". The Press. 1 October 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 14 June 2026. The Tasman District Council, which comes into existence on 1 April 1989, represents the new wave of local government management in New Zealand.
  3. ↑ "Motueka Borough, Richmond Borough and Waimea County Union Order 1988" (PDF). The New Zealand Gazette (28): 5384. 12 December 1988.
  4. ↑ "1989 Golden Bay County Council Minute Book". Tasman District Libraries. p. 200. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Local government reform 1987–1989". Ministry for the Environment. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Determination on proposal for the abolition of Kaikoura District and its inclusion in Hurunui District" (PDF). Local Government Commission. May 2009. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Candidate Handbook" (PDF). Tasman District Council. May 2025. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Election results". Tasman District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Tasman District Council Committees and Subcommittees". tasman.govt.nz. Tasman District Council.
  10. ↑ "Top of S.I. among most difficult". The Press. 28 January 1989. p. 23. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Forrester, Kay (13 June 1989). "Autonomy denied to S. Canty". The Press. p. 4. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "About Tasman District Council". tasman.govt.nz. Tasman District Council.
  13. ↑ "Tasman District Council Community boards & advisory groups". tasman.govt.nz. Tasman District Council.

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