Western Bay of Plenty District Council

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Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Western Bay of Plenty District Council logo.svg
Type
Type
HousesGoverning Body
Term limits
None
History
FoundedMarch 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership
Deputy mayor
Margaret Murray-Benge [2]
Structure
Seats12 seats (1 mayor, 11 ward seats)
Length of term
3 years
Website
westernbay.govt.nz

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is the territorial authority for the Western Bay of Plenty District of New Zealand. [3]

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Leadership and structure

The council is led by the mayor of Western Bay of Plenty, who is currently James Denyer [4] . There are also 11 ward councillors. [3]

History

In mid-March 2025, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council voted to leave Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), the national advocacy body for local and regional governments in New Zealand, by a margin of six to five. Councillor Tracey Coxhead justified the decision by claiming that LGNZ lacked professionalism and was pursuing an agenda on climate change while Councillor Margaret Murray-Beng claimed the LGNZ had "swung left" and no longer represented councilors' beliefs. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Margaret Murray-Benge announced as Deputy Mayor". Western Bay of Plenty District Council. 23 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "About Council". westernbay.govt.nz. District Council.
  4. ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Council quits Local Government New Zealand calling it 'far left'". Radio New Zealand . 20 March 2025. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

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