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.
The council is led by the mayor of Timaru, who is currently Nigel Bowen. There are also nine councillors.
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
Community boards
- Geraldine Community Board
- Pleasant Point Community Board
- Temuka Community Board
History
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. According to 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.
References
- ^ "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 votes to leave Local Government New Zealand". Timaru Herald. Stuff.