Rangitikei District Council

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Rangitikei District Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1989 (1989)
Leadership
Deputy Mayor
Dave Wilson
Seats11
Elections
First-past-the-post [1]
Last election
2022
Next election
2025
Meeting place
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Rangitikei District Council Building,
46 High St, Marton
Website
www.rangitikei.govt.nz

The Rangitikei District Council is the local government authority for Rangitikei District in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 16,300 people of Rangitikei. [2] Since October 2013, the Mayor of Rangitikei is Andy Watson, who succeeded Robert "Chalky" Leary. The council consists of a mayor who is elected at large, and 11 councillors elected across five (three in 2019) wards, one of whom gets chosen as deputy mayor. There are also two community boards – for Rātana and Taihape. The councillors are elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in triennial elections.

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History

The Rangitikei District Council was established in 1989 as part of the 1989 local government reforms. [3]

Up to 2019 the District had five wards: Bulls, Hunterville, Marton, Taihape and Turakina. In 2019 the number of wards was reduced to three: Northern, Central and Southern. [4] In 2022 the Northern and Southern Wards changed from three to two members and two new wards Tiikeitia ki Uta (Inland) Māori and Tiikeitia ki Tai (Coastal) Māori were established. [5]

Council membership

2022–2025

During the 2022–2025 term, the composition of the Council was as follows: [6]

Mayor Andy Watson
Councillors
Northern wardGill Duncan
Jeff Wong
Central wardFi Dalgety
Richard Lambert
Simon Loudon
Greg Maughan
Dave Wilson
Southern wardBrian Carter
Paul Sharland*
Tiikeitia ki Uta (Inland) wardTracey Piki Te Ora Hiroa
Tiikeitia ki Tai (Coastal) wardCoral Raukawa
Taihape Community BoardEmma Abernethy
Les Clarke
Peter Kipling-Arthur
Gail Larsen
Ratana Community BoardLequan Meihana
Charlie Mete
Jamie Nepia
Grace Taiaroa

*Jarrod Calkin resigned on 7 December 2023. A by-election to replace him was completed on 12 April 2024. Paul Sharland was declared elected. [7]

2019–2022

During the 2019–2022 term, the composition of the Council was as follows: [8]

Mayor Andy Watson
Councillors
Northern wardGill Duncan
Angus Gordon
Tracey Hiroa
Central wardCath Ash
Nigel Belsham
Fiona (Fi) Dalgety
Richard Lambert
Dave Wilson
Southern wardBrian Carter
Jane Dunn
Waru Panapa

2016–2019

During the 2016–2019 term, the composition of the Council was as follows: [9]

Mayor Andy Watson
Councillors
Bulls wardJane Dunn
Graeme Platt
Hunterville wardDean McManaway
Marton wardCath Ash
Nigel Belsham
Lynne Sheridan
David Wilson
Taihape wardRichard Aslett
Angus Gordon
Ruth Rainey
Turakina ward Soraya Peke-Mason

2013–2016

During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows: [10]

Mayor Andy Watson
Councillors
Bulls wardTim Harris
Rebecca McNeil
Hunterville wardDean McManaway
Marton wardCath Ash
Nigel Belsham
Mike Jones
Lynne Sheridan
Taihape wardRichard Aslett
Angus Gordon
Ruth Rainey
Turakina ward Soraya Peke-Mason

2010–2013

During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows: [11]

MayorChalky Leary
Councillors
Bulls wardMichelle Fox
Sarah Harris
Hunterville wardDean McManaway
Marton wardMike Jones
Richard Peirce
Lynne Sheridan
Andy Watson
Taihape wardRichard Aslett
Jan Byford
Ed Cherry
Turakina ward Soraya Peke-Mason

2007–2010

During the 2007–2010 term, the composition of the Council was as follows: [12]

MayorChalky Leary
Councillors
Bulls wardSarah Harris
Jill Strugnell
Hunterville wardGrant Collie
Marton wardMike Jones
Kathleen Murphy
Lynne Sheridan
Andy Watson
Taihape wardDon Brown
Jan Byford
Ed Cherry
Turakina ward Soraya Peke-Mason

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