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Rangitikei District Council

Local government authority for Rangitikei District in New Zealand

Summary

Local government authority for Rangitikei District in New Zealand

Field	Value
name	Rangitikei District Council
logo_pic	File:Rangitikei District Council logo.jpg
foundation
house_type	Territorial authority
leader1_type	Mayor
leader1	Andy Watson
leader2_type	Deputy mayor
leader2	Dave Wilson
seats	11
voting_system1	First-past-the-post
last_election1	2025
next_election1	2028
session_room	Rangitikei District Council.jpg
session_res	220px
session_alt	Rangitikei District Council
meeting_place	Rangitikei District Council Building,
46 High St, Marton
website

46 High St, Marton 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 (three in 2019) wards, one of whom gets chosen as deputy mayor. The councillors are elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) 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 (Inland) Māori and Tiikeitia ki Tai (Coastal) Māori were established.

Council membership

2025–2028

The council elected in the 2025 local election is as follows:

Rātana Community Board	Jason Hihira
Ruthie Lawrence
Charlie Mete
Grace Joan Taiaroa

2022–2025

During the 2022–2025 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Ratana Community Board	Lequan Meihana
Charlie Mete
Jamie Nepia
Grace Taiaroa

Jarrod Calkin resigned on 7 December 2023. A by-election to replace him was completed on 12 April 2024. Paul Sharland was declared elected.

2019–2022

During the 2019–2022 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Southern ward	Brian Carter
Jane Dunn
Waru Panapa

2016–2019

Main article: 2016 Rangitikei local elections

During the 2016–2019 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Turakina ward	Soraya Peke-Mason

2013–2016

Main article: 2013 Rangitikei local elections

During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Turakina ward	Soraya Peke-Mason

2010–2013

Main article: 2010 Rangitikei local elections

During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Turakina ward	Soraya Peke-Mason

2007–2010

During the 2007–2010 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Turakina ward	Soraya Peke-Mason

References

"Voting and becoming a councillor". [[Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand).
(13 July 2012). "Local and regional government – Reforming local government". [[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]].
(26 April 2019). "Change to Rangitīkei District Council ward structure from 5 to 3". Rangitīkei District Council.
(2022). "Our ward structure in 2022". Rangitīkei District Council.
(16 October 2025). "Rangitīkei District Council: 2025 Triennial Elections". Rangitīkei District Council.
(14 October 2022). "Declaration of Election Results 2022 Triennial Elections". electionz.com.
(April 2024). "2024 Southern Ward By-election Declaration of Result". Rangitikei District Council.
(17 October 2019). "Declaration of Election Results 2019 Triennial Elections". electionz.com.
(13 October 2016). "Declaration of Election Results 2016 Triennial Elections". Rangitikei District Council.
"Rangitikei District Council – 2013 Triennial Elections". Electionz.com.
"Rangitikei District Council – 2010 Triennial Elections". Electionz.com.
(18 October 2007). "Rangitikei District Council – 2007 Local Government Elections". Electionz.com.

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