Thames-Coromandel District Council
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Thames-Coromandel District Council is the territorial authority for the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island. It serves as the district's local government, with the Waikato Regional Council serving as the regional authority. It has existed since 1975, surviving in a re-constituted form through the 1989 reforms to local government.
Thames-Coromandel District Council | |
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| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 March 1989 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy mayor | John Grant[2] |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 11 seats (1 mayor, 10 ward seats) |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2025 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Website | |
| tcdc | |
The council has 10 councillors and is chaired by the mayor of Thames-Coromandel (currently Peter Revell since October 2025).
In 2026 24,456 were registered to vote in the District.[3]
Composition
The council currently consists of a mayor elected at-large and 10 councillors, elected from five wards. One councillor is returned from Te Tara o Te Ika Māori ward, which covers the entire district, one from Coromandel-Colville general ward, three from Mercury Bay general ward, two from South-Eastern general ward and three from Thames general ward.[2]
Current council
The present council was elected in the 2025 local elections:
| Position | Name | Ward | Affiliation | |
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| Mayor | Peter Revell | At-large | Independent | |
| Deputy mayor | John Grant | Mercury Bay | Independent | |
| Councillor | Michael Barlow | Te Tara o te Ika | Independent | |
| Councillor | Robert Ashman | Coromandel-Colville | Independent | |
| Councillor | Tony Brljevich | Mercury Bay | Independent | |
| Councillor | Flemming Rasmussen | Mercury Bay | Independent | |
| Councillor | John Freer | South East | Independent | |
| Councillor | Alison Smith | South East | Independent | |
| Councillor | Greg Hampton | Thames | Independent | |
| Councillor | Martin Rodley | Thames | Independent | |
| Councillor | Robyn Sinclair | Thames | Independent | |
Community boards
The Thames-Coromandel District Council currently has five community boards:[2]
| Community board | Elected members | Council appointees | ||
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| Chair | Deputy chair | Board members | ||
| Coromandel-Colville | Gavin Jeffcoat | Kate James | Jean Ashby James Davis |
Cr Robert Ashman |
| Mercury Bay | Richard Shelford-Woodcock | Kim Abrahamson | Rob Davis Peter MacKenzie |
Deputy mayor John Grant Cr Flemming Rasmussen Cr Tony Brljevich |
| Tairua-Pāuanui | Warwick Brooks | Georgina Bond | Michael Bush Barry Roberts |
Cr Alison Smith Cr John Freer |
| Thames | Adrian Catran | Rob Johnston | Holly MacKenzie Cole McDowell |
Cr Martin Rodley Cr Greg Hampton Cr Robyn Sinclair |
| Whangamatā | Mark Drury | Neil Evans | Sally Smith Terry Walker |
Cr Alison Smith Cr John Freer |
History
The area was under the authority of the Auckland Province government from 1853 to 1876.[6] It was divided into the territories of Coromandel County Council and Thames County Council from 1876 to 1975.[6] It came under the authority of the Thames/Coromandel District Council from 1975 to 1989.[6] The current council was established in 1989.[6]
Elections
- 1977
- 1980
- 1983
- 1986
- 1989
- 1992
- 1995
- 1998
- 2001
- 2004
- 2007
- 2010
- 2013
- 2016
- 2019
- 2022
- 2025