WDC adopts initial proposal of the representation review for public consultation

Waikato District Council news

Waikato District Council proposes to:
• retain 13 councillors elected from seven (7) general wards and one district-wide Maaori ward, along with the mayor elected at large
• retain five (5) community boards with the one name change for the Tuakau-Onewhero Community Board and the same number of elected members (with some minor boundary alterations for the Ngaruawahia and Tuakau-Onewhero community boards)

Consultation will open on the initial proposal on 14 July 2021 and close 20 August 2021. A hearing on the initial proposal has been set for 9 September 2021. The final proposal will be determined at a Council meeting in mid/late September 2021 and notified on 30 September 2021.

Consultation submissions from the 14th July here: https://shape.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/reshape-waikato

The results of the review will apply to the 2022 triennial local government election.

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