New Plymouth District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ngāmotu) is the territorial authority for the New Plymouth District of New Zealand.

The council consists of the mayor of New Plymouth, Neil Holdom, and 14 ward councillors.

Composition

Councillors

• Mayor: Neil Holdom
• New Plymouth Ward: 10 councillors
• North Ward: two councillors
• South-West Ward: two councillors

Community board

• Clifton Community Board: four members
• Inglewood Community Board: four members
• Kaitake Community Board: four members
• Waitara Community Board: four members

History

New Plymouth Province was established in 1853, renamed Taranaki Province in 1859, and disestablished in 1876.

The current council was established in 1989, by merging New Plymouth City Council with Clifton County Council (established in 1885), Inglewood County Council (established in 1902), and Waitara County Council (established in 1904).

One of New Plymouth District Council’s goals is to preserve the local cultural heritage items, such as buildings, structures and areas, archaeological and waahi tapu sites.