Hauraki District Council
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Hauraki District Council Kaunihera o te Rohe o Hauraki | |
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| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy mayor | Paul Milner |
CEO | David Speirs[2] |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 seats (1 mayor, 13 ward seats) |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2025 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Website | |
| hauraki-dc | |
Hauraki District Council (Māori: Kaunihera o te Rohe o Hauraki) is the territorial authority for the Hauraki District of New Zealand.[3] The council consists of the mayor of Hauraki and 13 ward councillors.[3]
Current council
The council currently consists of a mayor elected at-large and 13 councillors, elected from four wards. Two councillors are returned from Te Pakikau o te Ika Māori ward, which covers the entire district, four from Plains general ward, three from Paeroa general ward, and four from Waihī general ward.[4]
The current mayor is Toby Adams[5].[4] Adams was re-elected unopposed in 2022 for a further three-year term.[6] He was re-elected again in 2025 by a substantial majority.[7]
The present council was elected in the 2025 local elections:
| Position | Name | Ward | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Toby Adams | At-large | Independent | |
| Deputy mayor | Paul Milner[8] | Paeroa | Independent | |
| Councillor | Jo Tilsley | Paeroa | Independent | |
| Councillor | Rino Wilkinson | Paeroa | Independent | |
| Councillor | Cynthia Bates | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Ray Broad | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Stephen Crooymans | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Neil Gray | Plains | Independent | |
| Councillor | Sara Howell | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Austin Rattray | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Amanda Ryan | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Anne Marie Spicer | Waihī | Independent | |
| Councillor | Rereahu Collier | Te Pakikau o te Ika | Independent | |
| Councillor | Des Tyler | Te Pakikau o te Ika | Independent | |