Marlborough District Council Te Tauihu-o-te-waka | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
History | |
Founded | March 6, 1989 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 14 (1 mayor, 13 ward seats) |
Committees | 5 committees, 13 sub-committees, 1 joint committee |
Length of term | 3 years |
Website | |
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Marlborough District Council (Māori: Te Tauihu-o-te-waka) is the unitary local authority for the Marlborough District of New Zealand.[1]
The council is led by the mayor of Marlborough, who is currently Nadine Taylor. There are also 13 councillors representing three wards.[1]
There are seven Blenheim Ward councillors: Brian Dawson, David Croad, Jamie Arbuckle, Jenny Andrews, Mark Peters, Michael Fitzpatrick, and Thelma Sowman.[2]
There are three Marlborough Sounds Ward councillors: deputy mayor Nadine Taylor, Barbara Faulls, and David Oddie.[2]
There are also three Wairau-Awatere Ward councillors: Cynthia Brooks, Francis Maher and Gerald Hope.[2]
The council was formed in 1989, replacing Blenheim County Council (1869–1989), Picton Council Council (1876–1989) and Marlborough County (1876–1989).[3]
In 2020, the council had 275 staff, including 43 earning more than $100,000. According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,602.[4]
The council has the following committees:
There council also has a District Licensing Committee for alcohol issues, and a Marlborough Regional Forestry Joint Committee with Kaikoura District Council.[5]