Waikato Regional Council Te Kaunihera ā Rohe o Waikato | |
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| Regional councils of New Zealand | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 6 March 1989, 36 years ago |
| Leadership | |
Chair | Pamela Storey,Ind. since 16 December 2022 |
Deputy | Bruce Clarkson,Ind. since 16 December 2022 |
CEO | Craig Hobbs since 3 February 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 seats |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years, renewable |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 8 October 2022 |
Next election | 14 October 2025 |
| Website | |
| waikatoregion | |
The Waikato Regional Council is the regional local government authority that administers the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It was formerly known as Environment Waikato but this name is no longer used.
The current chairperson is Pamela Storey, who was elected following the 2022 election. Deputy Bruce Clarkson was also elected then. [1]
| Councillor | Affiliation [2] | Constituency | In office since | |
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| Pamela Storey (Chair) | Independent | Waikato general | 18 October 2019 | |
| Bruce Clarkson (Deputy) | Independent | Hamilton general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Angela Strange | Independent | Hamilton general | 18 October 2019 | |
| Jennifer Nickel | Independent | Hamilton general | 18 October 2019 | |
| Chris Hughes | Independent | Hamilton general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Mich'eal Downard | Independent | Taupō-Rotorua general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Warren Maher | Independent | Thames‐Coromandel general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Ben Dunbar-Smith | Independent | Waihou general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Robert Cookson | Independent | Waihou general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Noel Smith | Independent | Waikato general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Stu Kneebone | Independent | Waipa-King Country general | 15 October 2010 | |
| Clyde Graaf | Independent | Waipa-King Country general | 15 October 2022 | |
| Tipa Mahuta | Independent | Ngā Hau e Whā Māori | October 2013 | |
| Kataraina Hodge | Independent | Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori | October 2016 | |