Mackenzie District Council

{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox legislature | name = Mackenzie District Council | native_name = | native_name_lang = mi | legislature = | coa_pic = | coa_res = | coa_alt = | coa_caption = | logo_pic = File:Mackenzie District Council logo.png | logo_res = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | house_type = Unicameral | houses = Governing Body | jurisdiction = Mackenzie District | term_limits = None | foundation = {{Start date|1989|03|06|df=yes}} | preceded_by = | new_session = | leader1_type = [[Mayor of Mackenzie|Mayor]] | leader1 = {{NZ officeholder data|Mackenzie District Mayor|y||}} | leader1_term = | party1 = | election1 = | leader2_type = | leader2 = | party2 = | election2 = | leader2_term = | seats = 7 (1 mayor, 6 ward seats) | house1 = | committees1 = | term_length = 3 years | voting_system1 = | first_election1 = | next_election1 = | motto = | meeting_place = | website = {{URL|mackenzie.govt.nz}} | footnotes = }} '''Mackenzie District Council''' is the [[territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authority]] for the [[Mackenzie District]] of [[New Zealand]].<ref name="aboutcouncil">{{cite web |title=About Mackenzie District Council |url=http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/Site/Council/Councillors.aspx |website=mackenzie.govt.nz |publisher=Mackenzie District Council |access-date=6 February 2021 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207022659/http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/Site/Council/Councillors.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its headquarters are at [[Fairlie, New Zealand|Fairlie]].

The council is led by the [[mayor of Mackenzie]], who is currently {{NZ officeholder data|Mackenzie District Mayor|y||}}. There are also seven ward councillors.<ref name="aboutcouncil" /> Following a cancer diagnosis that Munro made public in late 2024, she took extended leave from January 2025, with Karen Morgan as deputy mayor filling in. On 21 July 2025, Munro announced that she would not return from annual leave, but had to resign over uncertain health outlooks. Munro asked Morgan to remain in her acting role until the [[2025 New Zealand local elections]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Comer |first1=Rachael |title=Mackenzie District mayor formally steps down |url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360764727/mackenzie-district-mayor-formally-steps-down |access-date=21 July 2025 |work=[[The Timaru Herald]] |date=21 July 2025}}</ref>

==Composition==

===Councillors===

* Mayor {{NZ officeholder data|Mackenzie District Mayor|y||}} * Pukaki Ward: James Leslie, Matt Murphy, Emily Bradbury * Opuha Ward: Anne Munro, Murray Cox, Stuart Barwood<ref name="councillors">{{cite web |title=About Mackenzie District Councillors |url=http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/Site/Council/Councillors.aspx |website=mackenzie.govt.nz |publisher=Mackenzie District Council |access-date=6 February 2021 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207022659/http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/Site/Council/Councillors.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Community boards===

* Fairlie Community Board: Les Blacklock, Murray Cox, Angela Habracken, Damon Smith, Leaine Rush * Tekapo Community Board: Steve Howes, Matt Murphy, Sharron Binns, Chris Scrase, Caroll Simcox * Twizel Community Board: Jacqui de Buyzer, Amanda Sargent, Renee Rowland, Tracy Gunn, Emily Bradbury<ref name="boards">{{cite web |title=About Mackenzie District Boards |url=http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/Site/Council/Boards |website=mackenzie.govt.nz |publisher=Mackenzie District Council}}</ref>

==History==

The council was established in 1989, replacing the MacKenzie County Council established in 1883.<ref name="FraserB">{{cite book |last1=Fraser |first1=B |title=The New Zealand Book of Events |date=1986 |publisher=Reed Methuen |location=Auckland}}</ref>

In 2020, the council had 33 staff, including 10 earning more than $100,000. According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union lobby group, residential rates averaged $1,884.<ref name="RatepayersReport">{{cite web |title=Ratepayers Report |url=https://www.ratepayersreport.nz/ |website=ratepayersreport.nz |publisher=Taxpayers' Union}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/Site/Council/Councillors.aspx Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207022659/http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/Site/Council/Councillors.aspx |date=7 February 2021 }}

[[Category:Mackenzie District]] [[Category:Politics of the Canterbury Region]] [[Category:Territorial authorities of New Zealand]]