Rangitikei District Council
The Rangitikei District Council is the local government authority for Rangitikei District in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Rangitikei. 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 wards, one of whom gets chosen as deputy mayor. The councillors are elected under the first-past-the-post system in triennial elections.
History
The Rangitikei District Council was established in 1989 as part of the 1989 local government reforms.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. In 2022 the Northern and Southern Wards changed from three to two members and two new wards
Tiikeitia ki Uta Māori and Tiikeitia ki Tai Māori were established.
Council membership
2025–2028
The council elected in the 2025 local election is as follows:2022–2025
During the 2022–2025 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:Jarrod Calkin resigned on 7 December 2023. A by-election to replace him was completed on 12 April 2024. Paul Sharland was declared elected.