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Timaru District Council

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Timaru District Council Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru


Type
Type	Unicameral ofTimaru District
Houses	Governing Body
Term limits	None
History
Founded	March 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership
Mayor	Nigel Bowen
Structure
Seats	10 (1 mayor, 9 ward seats)
Length of term	3 years
Website
timaru.govt.nz

Timaru District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Te Tihi o Maru) is the territorial authority for the Timaru DistrictofNew Zealand.^[1]

The council is led by the mayor of Timaru, who is currently Nigel Bowen. There are also nine councillors.^[1]

Composition[edit]

Councillors[edit]

Mayor Nigel Bowen
Nine other councillors: Deputy Mayor Steve Wills, Allan Booth, Barbara Gilchrist, Richard Lyon, Gavin Oliver, Paddy O’Reilly, Sally Parker, Stu Piddington, Peter Burt^[1]

Community boards[edit]

Geraldine Community Board
Pleasant Point Community Board
Temuka Community Board^[1]

History[edit]

The council was formed in 1989. It replaced Geraldine County Council (1904-1989) and Temuka County Council (1899-1989).^[2]^[3]

In 2020, the council had 242 staff, including 23 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,160.^[4]

The council withdrew from Local Government New Zealand in September 2021 because it believed that body had not advocated sufficiently against the proposed Three Waters reform programme.^[5]