Waitaki District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waitaki) is the territorial authority for the Waitaki District of New Zealand.[1]
The council is led by the mayor of Waitaki, who is currently Gary Kircher. There are also 10 ward councillors.[1]
Composition
Councillors
- Mayor Gary Kircher
- Ahuriri Ward: 1 member
- Corriedale Ward: 2 members
- Oamaru Ward: 6 members
- Waihemo Ward: 1 member[1]
History
The council was formed in 1989. Its predecessors were Oamaru Borough Council (1866-1989),[2] Palmerston County Council (1872-1966),[3] Waitaki County Council (1876-1989),[4] and Hampden Borough Council (1879-1989).[5]
In 2020, the council had 295 staff, including 40 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,343.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "About Waitaki District Council". waitaki.govt.nz. Waitaki District Council.
- ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966:Oamaru
- ^ North Otago Museum
- ^ McKenzie, Dorothy and Budd, Arthur. Waitaki County Council 1877 – 1977. Thos. Bracken & Co. Ltd., Oamaru, 1976
- ^ McDonald, K.C. White Stone Country. North Otago Centennial Committee, Oamaru, 1962
- ^ "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.