Ruapehu District Council

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox legislature | name = Ruapehu District Council | native_name = ''Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ruapehu'' | native_name_lang = mi | legislature = | coa_pic = | coa_res = | coa_alt = | coa_caption = | logo_pic = File:Ruapehu District Council logo.svg | logo_res = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | house_type = Unicameral | houses = Governing Body | jurisdiction = Ruapehu District | term_limits = None | foundation = {{Start date|1989|03|06|df=yes}} | preceded_by = | new_session = | leader1_type = [[Mayor of Ruapehu|Mayor]] | leader1 = {{NZ officeholder data|Ruapehu District Mayor|y||}} | leader1_term = | party1 = | election1 = | leader2_type = | leader2 = | party2 = | election2 = | leader2_term = | seats = 10 seats (1 mayor, 6 general ward seats, 3 māori seats) | house1 = | committees1 = | term_length = 3 years | voting_system1 = | first_election1 = | next_election1 = | motto = | meeting_place = | website = {{URL|ruapehudc.govt.nz}} | footnotes = }} '''Ruapehu District Council''' ({{langx|mi|Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ruapehu}}) is the [[territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authority]] for the [[Ruapehu District]] of New Zealand.<ref name="aboutcouncil">{{cite web |title=About Ruapehu District Council |url=https://www.ruapehudc.govt.nz/our-council/elected-representatives/Pages/default.aspx |website=ruapehudc.govt.nz |publisher=Ruapehu District Council}}</ref>

The council consists of the [[mayor of Ruapehu]], {{NZ officeholder data|Ruapehu District Mayor|y||}}, and 9 ward councillors.<ref name="aboutcouncil" />

==Composition== ===Councillors=== * Mayor: {{NZ officeholder data|Ruapehu District Mayor|y||}} * General Ward: six councillors * Māori Ward: three councillors<ref name="aboutcouncil" />

===Community boards=== * Ōwhango-National Park Community Board: five elected members, one appointed councillor * Taumarunui-Ōhura Ward Community Board: five elected members, one appointed councillor * Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board: five elected members, one appointed councillor<ref name="aboutcouncil" />

==History== The council was established in 1989, through the merger of [[Taumarunui|Taumarunui County Council]] (established in 1910),<ref name="fraser">{{cite book |last1=Fraser |first1=B |title=The New Zealand Book of Events |date=1986 |publisher=Reed Methuen |location=Auckland}}</ref> [[Ohakune|Ohakune County Council]] (established in 1911),<ref name="ohakune">[http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/O/Ohakune/Ohakune/en Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Ohakune]</ref> and [[Raetihi|Raetihi County Council]] (established in 1921).<ref name="fraser" />

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==External links== * [https://www.ruapehudc.govt.nz/our-council/elected-representatives/Pages/default.aspx Official website]

[[Category:Ruapehu District]] [[Category:Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui]] [[Category:Politics of Taranaki]] [[Category:Politics of Waikato]] [[Category:Territorial authorities of New Zealand]]