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Ashburton District Council
Ashburton District Council is the territorial authority for the Ashburton District of New Zealand. The council consists of the mayor of Ashburton and nine ward councillors.

The current mayor is Neil Brown.

Composition

The councillors are elected from three wards: five from the Ashburton ward, and two each from the Eastern and Western wards. The mayor is elected at-large.

Councillors

  • Mayor Neil Brown
  • Western Ward: Deputy Mayor Liz McMillan, Rodger Letham
  • Eastern Ward: Lynette Lovett, Stuart Wilson
  • Ashburton Ward: Leen Braam, Carolyn Cameron, John Falloon, Angus McKay, Diane Rawlinson

Community boards

  • Methven Community Board: Dan McLaughlin, Sonia McAlpine, Kelvin Holmes, Rodger Letham, Liz McMillan, Ron Smith

History

Original Ashburton Borough Council seal (1878–1966)

The council was formed in 1989, replacing the Ashburton County Council established in 1878.

In 2020, the council had 307 staff, including 43 earning more than $100,000. According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,336.

References

  1. ^ "About Ashburton District Council". ashburtondc.govt.nz. Ashburton District Council.
  2. ^ McLintock, Alexander Hare, ed. (1966). "Ashburton". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Borough Council". Ashburton Herald. Vol. I, no. 154. 9 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ Fraser, B (1986). The New Zealand Book of Events. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 978-0-474-00123-9.
  5. ^ "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.

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