Tasman District Council

Tasman District Council Te Kaunihera o te tai o Aorere
History
Founded	1 November 1989 (1989-11-01)
Preceded by	Richmond Borough Council Motueka County Council Golden Bay County Council Waimea County Council
Leadership
Mayor	Tim King
Structure
Seats	14 (1 mayor, 13 ward seats)
Length of term	3 years
Meeting place
Richmond
Website
www.tasman.govt.nz

Tasman District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o te tai o Aorere) is the unitary local authority for the Tasman District of New Zealand. The council is led by the mayor of Tasman, who is currently Tim King.

History

Tasman District Council was formed on 1 November 1989, replacing Richmond Borough Council (1891–1989), Motueka County Council (1900–1989), Golden Bay County Council (1956–1989) and Waimea County Council (1876–1989), as part of nationwide local government reforms. The Tasman council, Nelson City Council, Marlborough District Council and Kaikoura District Council were within the Nelson-Marlborough region, until the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council was disestablished three years later on 1 July 1992. Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough became unitary authorities on that date, with the regional functions for Kaikoura being transferred to Canterbury Regional Council.

Structure

Tākaka service centre

Tasman elects its 13 councillors from five wards: three from Motueka, three from Moutere/Waimea, four from Richmond, one from Murchison and two from Golden Bay. Golden Bay and Motueka wards also have community boards, each with four elected members, who work with the council to support their local community.

The council chamber is in Richmond and there are service centres at Motueka, Murchison, Richmond and Tākaka.

In 2020, the council had 289 staff, including 63 earning more than $100,000. According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $3,186, and only Carterton District Council and Auckland Council had higher rates.

Committees

Council members meet each month as a full council. There are six council committees: Regulatory, Strategy and Policy, Operations, Audit and Risk, CEO Review and Commercial.

Tasman District Council has representatives on several joint committees with Nelson City Council: Community Development, Engineering Services, Environmental Planning, Tasman Regional Transport, Joint Shareholders Committee, the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit, the Regional Pest Management Joint Committee, and the Saxton Field Committee. The two councils also have a joint District Licensing Committee, which deals with all alcohol licensing matters.

Councillors

Current councillors

Councillor		Ward
	Tim King	Mayoralty
	Stuart Bryant	Lakes / Murchison
	Celia Butler	Golden Bay
	Chris Hill	Golden Bay
	Barry Dowler	Motueka
	Brent Maru	Motueka
	Trindi Walker	Motueka
	Mike Kininmonth	Moutere / Waimea
	Christeen Mackenzie	Moutere / Waimea
	Dan Shallcrass	Moutere / Waimea
	Glen Daikee	Richmond
	Jo Ellis	Richmond
	Mark Greening	Richmond
	Kit Maling	Richmond

External links

• Tasman District Council
• Top of the South Maps from Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council