{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox legislature | name = Waimate District Council | native_name = Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimate | native_name_lang = mi | legislature = | coa_pic = | coa_res = | coa_alt = | coa_caption = | logo_pic = File:Waimate District Council logo.svg | logo_res = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | house_type = Unicameral | houses = Governing Body | jurisdiction = Waimate District | term_limits = None | foundation = {{Start date|1989|03|06|df=yes}} | preceded_by = | new_session = | leader1_type = [[Mayor of Waimate|Mayor]] | leader1 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waimate District Mayor|y||}} | leader1_term = | party1 = | election1 = | leader2_type = | leader2 = | party2 = | election2 = | leader2_term = | seats = 9 (1 mayor, 8 ward seats) | house1 = | committees1 = | term_length = 3 years | voting_system1 = | first_election1 = | next_election1 = | motto = | meeting_place = | website = {{URL|waimatedc.govt.nz}} | footnotes = }} '''Waimate District Council''' ({{langx|mi|Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimate}}) is the [[territorial authorities of New Zealand|territorial authority]] for the [[Waimate District]] of [[New Zealand]].<ref name="aboutcouncil">{{cite web |title=About Waimate District Council |url=https://www.waimatedc.govt.nz/council/about-council |website=waimatedc.govt.nz |publisher=Waimate District Council}}</ref>
The council is led by the [[mayor of Waimate]], who is currently {{NZ officeholder data|Waimate District Mayor|y||}}. There are also eight ward councillors.<ref name="aboutcouncil" />
==Composition==
===Councillors===
* Mayor: {{NZ officeholder data|Waimate District Mayor|y||}} * Waimate Ward: John Begg, Jakki Guilford, Peter David Paterson and Rick Stevens * Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward: Stacey Hall and Sandy McAlwee * Hakataramea-Waihaorunga Ward: Paul Harrison * Lower Waihao Ward: Sheila Paul
==History==
The council was established in 1989, replacing the Waimate County Council established in 1876.<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 58 full time equivalent staff,<ref name="aboutcouncil" /> including nine earning more than $100,000.<ref name="RatepayersReport" /> According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union lobby group, residential rates averaged $1,964.<ref name="RatepayersReport">{{cite web |title=Ratepayers Report |url=https://www.ratepayersreport.nz/ |website=ratepayersreport.nz |publisher=Taxpayers' Union}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.waimatedc.govt.nz Official website]
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[[Category:Waimate District]] [[Category:Politics of the Canterbury Region]] [[Category:Territorial authorities of New Zealand]]