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Coordinates: 38°08′09″S 176°15′11″E / 38.1358348°S 176.2529753°E / -38.1358348; 176.2529753
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Rotorua Lakes Council

Te Kaunihera o ngā Roto o Rotorua
Type
Type
HousesGoverning Body
Term limits
None
History
Founded6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Structure
Seats11 seats (1 mayor, 10 ward seats)
Length of term
3 years
Website
rotorualakescouncil.nz

Rotorua Lakes Council or Rotorua District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o ngā Roto o Rotorua) is the territorial authority for the Rotorua District of New Zealand.[1]

The council is led by the mayor of Rotorua, who is currently Tania Tapsell. There are also 10 ward councillors.[1]

Composition

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Councillors

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Rotorua Lakes Council, 2022–2025[2][3]
Position Name Ward Ticket (if any)
Mayor Tania Tapsell At-large
Deputy Mayor Sandra Kai Fong General
Councillor Gregg Brown General
Councillor Robert Lee General Rotorua District Residents & Ratepayers
Councillor Conan O'Brien General Independent
Councillor Don Paterson General Saving Rotorua
Councillor Fisher Wang General Independent
Councillor Lani Kereopa Māori
Councillor Trevor Maxwell Māori
Councillor Rawiri Waru Māori
Councillor Karen Barker Rural Community Focused Leadership

Community boards

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The Rotorua Lakes Council has created two community boards, under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002,[4] to represent specific communities in Rotorua:

  • Rotorua Lakes Community Board (established in 2007)
  • Rotorua Rural Community Board (established in 2016)

Each community board consists of four elected members and a councillor appointed by the council, and is intended to provide advice to the city council regarding the interests of their communities.[5][6]

Coat of arms

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A coat of arms was granted by the College of Arms to the city of Rotorua on 10 December 1963. At the time it was granted, it was believed to be the only city in New Zealand with a motto in Māori. The motto is credited to Pakeke Leonard, a former deputy mayor of Rotorua.[7][8][9]

On 2 April 1979, the arms were subsequently adopted at the first meeting of the Rotorua District Council.[7] The blazon for the arms is:

Coat of arms of Rotorua
Crest
On a wreath of the colours a male huia bird standing in a brake of New Zealand fern proper.
Escutcheon
Azure on a chevron Or a rainbow trout leaping proper between in chief a pine tree and a sprig of kōwhai leaved slipped and flowered and a geyser issuing from rock in base all also proper.
Supporters
On the dexter side a figure representing a farm settler of the nineteenth century, at his feet a cattle dog sejant and on the sinister side a figure representing a Māori chieftain all proper.
Motto
Tātau tātau ("We together")

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Council". www.rotorualakescouncil.nz. Rotorua Lakes Council. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Mayor & Councillors". www.rotorualakescouncil.nz. Rotorua Lakes Council. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. ^ "2022 Triennial Elections | Declaration of Result" (PDF). www.electionz.com. electionz.com. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Local Government Act 2002 No 84 (as at 01 July 2017)". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Rotorua Lakes Community Board". www.rotorualakescouncil.nz. Rotorua Lakes Council. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Rotorua Rural Community Board". www.rotorualakescouncil.nz. Rotorua Lakes Council. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Coat of Arms". www.rotorualakescouncil.nz. Rotorua Lakes Council. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  8. ^ Smith, Laura (12 July 2024). "'We are stronger than ever': First Māori trust board celebrates 100 years". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Coat of Arms, Rotorua City". teara.govt.nz. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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