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Waipā District Council
Territorial authority of New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Waipā District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waipā)[citation needed] is the territorial authority for the Waipā District of New Zealand.[2]
The council consists of 12 elected members: the mayor of Waipā, Susan O'Regan[3], and 10 general ward councillors and 1 Māori ward councillor.[2]
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Composition
Councillors
- Mayor: Susan O'Regan[4]
- Cambridge Ward: Liz Stolwyk (Deputy Mayor), Mike Pettit, Philip Coles, Roger Gordon
- Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Ward: Lou Brown, Andrew Brown, Marcus Gower
- Pirongia-Kakepuku Ward: Clare St Pierre, Bruce Thomas
- Maungatautari Ward: Mike Montgomerie
- Waipā Māori Ward: Dale-Maree Morgan[2]
Community boards
- Cambridge Community Board: Jo Davies-Colley (Chair), Elise Badger (Deputy Chair), Sue Milner, Alana MacKay, Andrew Myers, Councillor Mike Montgomerie, Councillor Philip Coles
- Te Awamutu Community Board: Ange Holt (Chair), Kane Titchener (Deputy Chair), Sally Whitaker, Jill Taylor, John Wood, Councillor Bruce Thomas, Councillor Lou Brown[5][6]
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History
The council was established in 1989, through the merger of Waipa County Council,[7] Cambridge Borough Council (established in 1886),[8] and Te Awamutu Borough Council (established in 1915).[9] The council established a Māori ward in 2021, with the first Māori ward councillor elected in the 2022 local elections.[10]
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