Chatham Islands Council

Chatham Islands Council
Unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands
Type
Type	Council of the Chatham Islands
Term limits	None
History
Preceded by	Chatham Islands County Council
Leadership
Mayor	Monique Croon
Deputy Mayor	Keri Day [1]
CEO	Paul Eagle [1]
Structure
Seats	9 [a]
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Voting system	FPP [2]
Last election	8 October 2022
Next election	11 October 2025
Meeting place
13 Waitangi Tuku Road, Waitangi
Website
www.cic.govt.nz
Footnotes
The mayor and 8 councillors

The Chatham Islands Council is the local government authority for the Chatham Islands in New Zealand. The council has many of the functions, duties and powers of a district council and of a regional council, ^[3] making it in effect a unitary authority with slightly fewer responsibilities than other unitary authorities.

History

The Chatham Islands was incorporated into the Colony of New Zealand by the British in 1842. The first local government set up on the islands was the Chatham Islands Māori Council in 1900. ^[4]

Chatham Islands County was established in 1901, ^{[5] [6]} though the Chatham Islands County Council was not established until 1926. ^{[7] [8]}

Succeeding the county council, the Chatham Islands Council was established by the Chatham Islands Council Act 1995 (Statute No 041, Commenced: 1 November 1995) to administer the Chatham Islands and the adjoining sea, known as the "Chatham Islands Territory". ^[3]

Composition

The Chatham Islands Council comprises a mayor and eight councillors, all elected at-large by a first-past-the-post system. ^[2]

Monique Croon was first elected as mayor in the 2019 local elections. ^[9] At the 2022 local elections, since the number of candidates did not exceed the number of vacancies, the candidates for the councillors were declared elected without an election being held. ^[10]

Chatham Islands Council, 2022–2025 ^{[1] [11]}

Position	Name
Mayor	Monique Croon
Deputy Mayor	Keri Day
Councillor	Greg Horler
Councillor	Steve Joyce
Councillor	Nigel Ryan
Councillor	Graeme Hoare
Councillor	Amanda Seymour
Councillor	Celine Gregory-Hunt
Councillor	Judy Kamo

References

1. "Meet the team". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
2. "Elections 2025 are coming!". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
3. "Chatham Islands Council Act 1995". New Zealand Legislation. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020. There is hereby constituted a district, to be known as The Chatham Islands Territory, which district comprises the islands known as the Chatham Islands and the area of the territorial sea adjoining those islands.
4. Rennie, Hugh (17 November 2022). "How the Chatham Islands overcame 150 years of misrule". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
5. "Chatham Islands County Bill 1901 (144–2)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
6. "THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR-BOOK, 1912". www3.stats.govt.nz. POPULATION ON ADJACENT ISLANDS. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
7. McLintock, A. H.; Jobberns, George. "CHATHAM ISLANDS". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 1966. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
8. Richards, Rhys. "Chatham Islands – Overview". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
9. "SGWN Profile: Monique Croon". gwn.govt.nz. Government Women's Network. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
10. "Local elections 2022". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
11. "2022 election results". www.cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

External links

• Official website