Rangitikei District Council
Rangitikei District Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Dave Wilson |
| Seats | 11 |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post[1] | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Rangitikei District Council Building, 46 High St, Marton | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Rangitikei District Council is the local government authority for Rangitikei District in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 16,650 people of Rangitikei.[2] Since October 2013, the Mayor of Rangitikei is Andy Watson, who succeeded Robert "Chalky" Leary. The council consists of a mayor who is elected at large, and 11 councillors elected across five (three in 2019) wards, one of whom gets chosen as deputy mayor. The councillors are elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in triennial elections.
History
[edit]The Rangitikei District Council was established in 1989 as part of the 1989 local government reforms.[3]
Up to 2019 the District had five wards: Bulls, Hunterville, Marton, Taihape and Turakina. In 2019 the number of wards was reduced to three: Northern, Central and Southern.[4] In 2022 the Northern and Southern Wards changed from three to two members and two new wards Tiikeitia ki Uta (Inland) Māori and Tiikeitia ki Tai (Coastal) Māori were established.[5]
Council membership
[edit]2022–2025
[edit]During the 2022–2025 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[6]
| Mayor | Andy Watson | |
| Councillors | ||
| Northern ward | Gill Duncan Jeff Wong | |
| Central ward | Fi Dalgety Richard Lambert Simon Loudon Greg Maughan Dave Wilson | |
| Southern ward | Brian Carter Paul Sharland* | |
| Tiikeitia ki Uta (Inland) ward | Tracey Piki Te Ora Hiroa | |
| Tiikeitia ki Tai (Coastal) ward | Coral Raukawa | |
| Taihape Community Board | Emma Abernethy Les Clarke Peter Kipling-Arthur Gail Larsen | |
| Ratana Community Board | Lequan Meihana Charlie Mete Jamie Nepia Grace Taiaroa | |
*Jarrod Calkin resigned on 7 December 2023. A by-election to replace him was completed on 12 April 2024. Paul Sharland was declared elected.[7]
2019–2022
[edit]During the 2019–2022 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[8]
| Mayor | Andy Watson | |
| Councillors | ||
| Northern ward | Gill Duncan Angus Gordon Tracey Hiroa | |
| Central ward | Cath Ash Nigel Belsham Fiona (Fi) Dalgety Richard Lambert Dave Wilson | |
| Southern ward | Brian Carter Jane Dunn Waru Panapa | |
2016–2019
[edit]During the 2016–2019 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[9]
| Mayor | Andy Watson | |
| Councillors | ||
| Bulls ward | Jane Dunn Graeme Platt | |
| Hunterville ward | Dean McManaway | |
| Marton ward | Cath Ash Nigel Belsham Lynne Sheridan David Wilson | |
| Taihape ward | Richard Aslett Angus Gordon Ruth Rainey | |
| Turakina ward | Soraya Peke-Mason | |
2013–2016
[edit]During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[10]
| Mayor | Andy Watson | |
| Councillors | ||
| Bulls ward | Tim Harris Rebecca McNeil | |
| Hunterville ward | Dean McManaway | |
| Marton ward | Cath Ash Nigel Belsham Mike Jones Lynne Sheridan | |
| Taihape ward | Richard Aslett Angus Gordon Ruth Rainey | |
| Turakina ward | Soraya Peke-Mason | |
2010–2013
[edit]During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[11]
| Mayor | Chalky Leary | |
| Councillors | ||
| Bulls ward | Michelle Fox Sarah Harris | |
| Hunterville ward | Dean McManaway | |
| Marton ward | Mike Jones Richard Peirce Lynne Sheridan Andy Watson | |
| Taihape ward | Richard Aslett Jan Byford Ed Cherry | |
| Turakina ward | Soraya Peke-Mason | |
2007–2010
[edit]During the 2007–2010 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[12]
| Mayor | Chalky Leary | |
| Councillors | ||
| Bulls ward | Sarah Harris Jill Strugnell | |
| Hunterville ward | Grant Collie | |
| Marton ward | Mike Jones Kathleen Murphy Lynne Sheridan Andy Watson | |
| Taihape ward | Don Brown Jan Byford Ed Cherry | |
| Turakina ward | Soraya Peke-Mason | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Voting and becoming a councillor". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Derby, Mark (13 July 2012). "Local and regional government - Reforming local government". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Change to Rangitīkei District Council ward structure from 5 to 3". Rangitīkei District Council. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Our ward structure in 2022". Rangitīkei District Council. 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of Election Results 2022 Triennial Elections" (PDF). electionz.com. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 Southern Ward By-election Declaration of Result" (PDF). Rangitikei District Council. April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of Election Results 2019 Triennial Elections" (PDF). electionz.com. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of Election Results 2016 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Rangitikei District Council. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Rangitikei District Council – 2013 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Rangitikei District Council – 2010 Triennial Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Rangitikei District Council – 2007 Local Government Elections" (PDF). Electionz.com. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Rangitikei District Council official website
- Information about the Rangitikei District Council on LocalCouncils.govt.nz
Rangitikei District Council local elections | ||
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† Elected unopposed | ||
