Timaru District Council

Timaru District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru) is the territorial authority for the Timaru District of New Zealand.[1]

Timaru District Council

Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru
Type
Type
HousesGoverning Body
Term limits
None
History
FoundedMarch 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership
Structure
Seats10 (1 mayor, 9 ward seats)
Length of term
3 years
Website
timaru.govt.nz

The council is led by the mayor of Timaru, who is currently Nigel Bowen. There are also nine councillors.[1]

Composition

Councillors

  • Mayor Nigel Bowen
  • Nine other councillors: Deputy Mayor Steve Wills, Allan Booth, Barbara Gilchrist, Richard Lyon, Gavin Oliver, Paddy O’Reilly, Sally Parker, Stu Piddington, Peter Burt[1]

Community boards

  • Geraldine Community Board
  • Pleasant Point Community Board
  • Temuka Community Board[1]

History

The council was formed in 1989. It replaced Geraldine County Council (1904-1989) and Temuka County Council (1899-1989).[2][3]

In 2020, the council had 242 staff, including 23 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,160.[4]

The council withdrew from Local Government New Zealand in September 2021 because it believed that body had not advocated sufficiently against the proposed Three Waters reform programme.[5]

References

  1. "About Timaru District Council". timaru.govt.nz. Timaru District Council.
  2. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Geraldine
  3. Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.
  4. "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.
  5. Littlewood, Matthew (29 September 2021). "Timaru council votes to leave Local Government New Zealand". Timaru Herald.

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