Whangarei District Council

Territorial authority of New Zealand

Whangarei District Council

Te Kaunihera o Whangarei

Established| 1 November 1989 (1989-11-01)
Leadership

Mayor

Vince Cocurullo[1]

Structure
Seats| 14 seats (1 mayor, 13 ward seats)

Length of term

| 3 years
Elections

Last election

| 8 October 2022

Next election

| 11 October 2025
Meeting place
Whangārei
Website
wdc.govt.nz

Whangarei District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Whangarei)[citation needed] is the territorial authority for the Whangarei District of New Zealand.[2] The council consists of the mayor of Whangarei and 13 ward councillors, and is led by the mayor. Vince Cocurullo[3] has been the mayor since 2022.

## History

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Whangarei District Council was formed on 1 November 1989 by an amalgamation of Whangarei City Council, Whangarei County Council and Hikurangi Town Council as part of New Zealand's 1989 local government reforms. It has always had six wards, electing thirteen councillors, but the composition of the wards has changed.

The original six wards were Denby (the northern part of Whangārei city, with three councillors), Okara (the southern part of Whangārei city, with four councillors) and Bream Bay (two councillors), Coastal (two councillors), Hikurangi (one councillor) and Maungatapere (one councillor). In 2007, a new Whangarei Heads ward was created (one councillor) and the Coastal and Hikurangi communities were combined as the Hikurangi-Coastal ward (two councillors). In 2022, a district-wide Māori ward was created and Denby and Okara were merged as the Whangārei Urban ward.[4]

## Members

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There are 13 councillors, representing a Māori ward (two councillors) and five general wards – Bream Bay (two councillors), Hikurangi-Coastal (two councillors), Mangakahia-Maungatapere (one councillor), Whangārei Heads (one councillor) and Whangārei Urban (five councillors).[5]

### 2019–2022

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* Sheryl Mai, mayor
* Greg Innes, deputy mayor
* Shelley Deeming, councillor for Bream Bay ward
* Ken Couper, councillor for Bream Bay ward
* Gavin Benney, councillor for Denby ward
* Jayne Golightly, councillor for Denby ward
* Tricia Cutforth, councillor for Denby ward
* Anna Murphy, councillor for Hikurangi Coastal ward
* Simon Reid, councillor for Mangakāhia-Maungatapere ward
* Carol Peters, councillor for Okara ward
* Nicholas Connop, councillor for Okara ward
* Phil Halse, councillor for Okara ward
* Vince Cocurullo, councillor for Okara ward

## References

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1. ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
2. ^ "Council's role and purpose". wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
3. ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
4. ^ "Determination on a decision of the Whangarei District Council to adopt representation arrangements for the local authority elections to be held on 8 October 2022" (PDF). Local Government Commission. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
5. ^ "Representation arrangements". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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Whangarei District, New Zealand

Seat: Whangarei Central

Populated places|

| Hikurangi-Coastal|

* Glenbervie
* Hikurangi
* Hūkerenui
* Kauri
* Matapouri
* Matarau
* Ngunguru
* Ōakura
* Tutukaka
* Whakapara
* Whangaruru

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Whangārei Heads|

* Bream Head
* Kiripaka
* McLeod Bay
* Ocean Beach
* Parua Bay
* Pataua
* Taiharuru
* Tamaterau
* Taurikura
* Urquharts Bay
* Waikaraka
* Whareora

Whangārei City|

* Avenues
* Horahora
* Te Kamo
* Kensington
* Mairtown
* Maunu
* Morningside
* Onerahi
* Otangarei
* Parahaki
* Port Whangārei
* Raumanga
* Regent
* Riverside
* Sherwood Rise
* Springs Flat
* Three Mile Bush
* Tikipunga
* Whangārei Central
* Whau Valley
* Woodhill

Mangakahia-Maungatapere|

* Kokopu
* Maungatapere
* Nukutawhiti
* Pakotai
* Parakao
* Pipiwai
* Poroti
* Purua
* Titoki

Bream Bay|

* Bream Bay
* Langs Beach
* Marsden Bay
* Marsden Point
* Maungakaramea
* Oakleigh
* One Tree Point
* Otaika
* Portland
* Ruakākā
* Tauraroa
* Waiotira
* Waipu
* Waipu Cove

Geographic features|

| Islands|

* Aorangaia Island
* Arakaninihi Island
* Hen and Chicken Islands
* Motu Matakohe
* Poor Knights Islands

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Landforms|

* Bream Head
* Hurupaki Mountain
* Lake Ora
* Mount Manaia
* Whangārei Harbour

Facilities and attractions|

* Cobham Oval
* Hundertwasser Art Centre
* International Rally of Whangarei
* Mair Park
* Marsden Point Railway Branch
* Okara Park
* Onerahi Railway Branch
* Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve
* Waipu Scottish Migration Museum
* Whangārei Falls
* Whangarei Harbour Marine Reserve

Government|

* District Council
* Mayor
* Northland Regional Council

Organisations|

* Marsden Point Oil Refinery

Sport|

* Hora Hora (rugby union)
* North Force (association football)
* Northland Nightmares (roller derby)

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Local government in New Zealand

Territorial authorities|

| City councils|

* Auckland
* Hamilton
* Tauranga
* Napier
* Palmerston North
* Porirua
* Upper Hutt
* Lower Hutt
* Wellington
* Nelson
* Christchurch
* Dunedin
* Invercargill

|

District councils|

* Far North
* Whangarei
* Kaipara
* Thames-Coromandel
* Hauraki
* Waikato
* Matamata-Piako
* Waipā
* South Waikato
* Ōtorohanga
* Rotorua Lakes
* Waitomo
* Taupō
* Western Bay of Plenty
* Whakatāne
* Kawerau
* Ōpōtiki
* Gisborne
* Wairoa
* Hastings
* Central Hawke's Bay
* New Plymouth
* Stratford
* South Taranaki
* Ruapehu
* Whanganui
* Rangitīkei
* Manawatū
* Tararua
* Horowhenua
* Kāpiti Coast
* Masterton
* Carterton
* South Wairarapa
* Tasman
* Marlborough
* Buller
* Grey
* Westland
* Kaikōura
* Hurunui
* Waimakariri
* Selwyn
* Ashburton
* Timaru
* Mackenzie
* Waimate
* Waitaki
* Queenstown-Lakes
* Central Otago
* Clutha
* Gore
* Southland

Regional councils|

* Northland
* Auckland
* Waikato
* Bay of Plenty
* Gisborne
* Hawke's Bay
* Taranaki
* Manawatū-Whanganui (Horizons Regional Council)
* Wellington (Greater Wellington Regional Council)
* Tasman
* Nelson
* Marlborough
* West Coast
* Canterbury (Environment Canterbury)
* Otago
* Southland (Environment Southland)

Other councils|

* Chatham Islands

Related organisations|

* Local Government Commission
* Local Government New Zealand

Authorities in italics are unitary authorities

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