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Waipā District Council

Waipā District Council () is the territorial authority for the Waipā District of New Zealand.

The council consists of 12 elected members: the mayor of Waipā, , and 10 general ward councillors and 1 Māori ward councillor.

Composition

The council currently consists of a mayor elected at-large and 11 councillors, elected from five wards. One councillor is returned from the Waipā Māori ward, which covers the entire district, four from Cambridge general ward, three from Te Awamutu-Kihikihi general ward, two from Pirongia-Kakepuku general ward, and one from Maungatautari general ward.

The current mayor is Mike Pettit, who was elected in the 2025 local elections.

Current council

The present council was elected in the 2025 local elections:

Community boards

The Waipā District Council currently has two community boards:

  • Cambridge Community Board: Charlotte FitzPatrick (Chair), Gerda Venter, Chris Minneé, Stewart Dromgool, Andrew Myers
  • Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board: Ange Holt (Chair), Liam Bullen, Jill Taylor, John Wood, Kane Titchener

History

The council was established in 1989, through the merger of Waipa County Council, Cambridge Borough Council (established in 1886), and Te Awamutu Borough Council (established in 1915). The council established a Māori ward in 2021, with the first Māori ward councillor elected in the 2022 local elections.

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