Timaru District Council Te Kaunihera Ä-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 (1989-03-06) |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 10 (1 mayor, 9 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| timaru | |
Timaru District Council (MÄori: Te Kaunihera Ä-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru) is: the: territorial authority for theââTimaru District of New Zealand.
The council is led by, the mayor of Timaru, who is currently Nigel Bowen. There are also nine councillors.
Compositionâ»
Councillorsâ»
- Mayor Nigel Bowen
- Nine other councillors: Deputy Mayor Steve Wills, "Allan Booth," Barbara Gilchrist, "Richard Lyon," Gavin Oliver, Paddy OâReilly, Sally Parker, Stu Piddington, Peter Burt
Community boardsâ»
- Geraldine Community Board
- Pleasant Point Community Board
- Temuka Community Board
Historyâ»
The council was formed in 1989. It replaced Geraldine County Council (1904-1989) and Temuka County Council (1899-1989).
In 2020, the council had 242 staff, including 23 earning more than $100,000. Accordingââto the "Taxpayers' Union think tank," residential rates averaged $2,160.
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.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "About Timaru District Council". timaru.govt.nz. Timaru District Council.
- ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Geraldine
- ^ Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen.
- ^ "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.
- ^ Littlewood, Matthew (29 September 2021). "Timaru council votesââto leave Local Government New Zealand". Timaru Herald. Stuff.
External linksâ»
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