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Waitaki District Council

*Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waitaki*
Waitaki District Council ; Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waitaki
Type
Type	Unicameral of Waitaki District
Houses	Governing Body
Term limits	None
History
Founded	March 6, 1989
Leadership
Mayor	Gary Kircher
Structure
Seats	11 seats (1 mayor, 10 ward seats)
Length of term	3 years
Website
	waitaki.govt.nz

Waitaki District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waitaki) is the territorial authority for the Waitaki District of New Zealand.^[1]

The council is led by the mayor of Waitaki, who is currently Gary Kircher. There are also 10 ward councillors.^[1]

Composition

Councillors

Mayor Gary Kircher
Ahuriri Ward: 1 member
Corriedale Ward: 2 members
Oamaru Ward: 6 members
Waihemo Ward: 1 member^[1]

History

The council was formed in 1989. Its predecessors were Oamaru Borough Council (1866–1989),^[2] Palmerston County Council (1872–1966),^[3] Waitaki County Council (1876–1989),^[4] and Hampden Borough Council (1879–1989).^[5]

In 2020, the council had 295 staff, including 40 earning more than $100,000. Waitaki District Council responded to this claim: “As stated to the Taxpayers’ Union many times previously, the numbers we report are for the whole group. This included Waitaki District Health Services, which runs Oamaru Hospital, and the Observatory Retirement Village. The staffing number and salary referred to covers doctors and other specialist medical staff who care for our community but are not council employees”.^[6]

According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,343.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "About Waitaki District Council". waitaki.govt.nz. Waitaki District Council.
^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966:Oamaru
^ North Otago Museum
^ McKenzie, Dorothy and Budd, Arthur. Waitaki County Council 1877 – 1977. Thos. Bracken & Co. Ltd., Oamaru, 1976
^ McDonald, K.C. White Stone Country. North Otago Centennial Committee, Oamaru, 1962
^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Ratepayers Report". ratepayersreport.nz. Taxpayers' Union.