Waimakariri District Council
Waimakariri District Council is the territorial authority for the Waimakariri District of New Zealand.
The council has 11 members: the mayor of Waimakariri,, and ten ward councillors.
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Composition
Councillors
- Mayor
- Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward: Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson, Al Blackie, Philip Redmond, Sandra Stewart
- Oxford-Ohoka Ward: Wendy Doody, Niki Mealings
- Rangiora-Ashley: Kirstyn Barnett, Robbie Brine, Joan Ward, Paul Williams
Community boards
- Rangiora-Ashley Community Board
- Oxford-Ohoka Community Board
- Woodend-Sefton Community Board
- Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board
History
The council was formed in 1989, replacing Eyre County Council and Kaiapoi County Council.In 2020, the council had 433 staff, including 63 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,648.