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Whakatāne District had a population of 37,149 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,449 people (4.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 4,458 people (13.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 18,210 males, 18,852 females and 84 people of other genders in 13,185 dwellings.
Whakatāne District Council or Whakatane District Council (Māori: Kia Whakatāne au i ahau) is the territorial authority for the Whakatāne District of New Zealand. [1] The council is led by the mayor of Whakatāne, who is currently Victor Luca. There are also 10 ward councillors. [1]
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua appealed the decision of the Kaipara District Council to abolish its Māori wards rather than hold a referendum, losing in the High Court in December 2024. [2] Kaipara District Council and Upper Hutt City Council were the only 2 to abolish existing or planned Māori wards.
Whakatāne (/ f ɑː k ɑː ˈ t ɑː n eɪ / fah-kah-TAH-nay, [citation needed] Māori pronunciation: [fakaˈtaːnɛ]) [3] is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Tauranga and 89 kilometres (55 mi) northeast of Rotorua.
In 1989 the Whakatane District Council amalgamated with Murupara Borough Council and also added a portion of the Opotiki District and a portion of the Taupo District, forming the Whakatane District Council as it is today. [8] Bill Sullivan was chairman of the Whakatane Harbour Board (1923–1926) and mayor of the Whakatane Borough Council (1925 ...
Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua. Indigenous Māori also make up over 90% of the population.
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The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 8 ...