Rangitikei District
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| Territorial authority | |
Rangitikei District Council offices in Marton
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatu-Whanganui |
| District | Rangitikei District |
| Wards | Bulls, Hunterville, Marton, Taihape, Turakina |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Seat | Marton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andy Watson |
| • Deputy Mayor | Dean McManaway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,479.42 km2 (1,729.51 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2016) | |
| • Total | 14,800 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode(s) | Map of postcodes |
| Website | Rangitikei District |
| Towns and meshblocks in Rangitikei | |||
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Pop. | % Total | |
| 1 | Marton | 4,548 | 32.4% |
| 2 | Lake Alice | 2,724 | 19.4% |
| 3 | Pohonui-Porewa | 2,031 | 14.5% |
| 4 | Bulls | 1,515 | 10.8% |
| 5 | Taihape | 1,509 | 10.8% |
| 6 | Moawhango | 651 | 4.6% |
| 7 | Hunterville | 429 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Ratana | 327 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Mangaweka | 150 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Koitiata | 108 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Ngamatea | 27 | 0.2% |
The Rangitikei District is a territorial authority located primarily in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand, although a small part, the town of Ngamatea (13.63% by land area), lies in the Hawke's Bay region. It is located in the southwest of the island, and follows the catchment area of the Rangitikei River.
The Rangitikei District Council is the local government authority for this district. It is composed of a mayor, currently Andy Watson, and 11 councillors, one of whom is the deputy mayor.
The Rangitikei District was established in 1989 as part of the 1989 local government reforms.
The current Mayor of Rangitikei is Andy Watson, elected in 2013. Watson was elected by obtaining 1,983 votes (41.5%) of the vote and a majority of 486 (10.2%) beating incumbent mayor Chalky Leary.
Rangitikei District Council is served by eleven councillors elected across five wards. Two councillors are elected from the Bulls ward, one from the Hunterville ward, four from the Marton ward, three from the Taihape ward and one from the Turakina board. The mayor and councillors are due for re-election in October 2016.
District Council, 2013–16 term:
Rangitikei District is one of ten districts located partially or entirely within the Manawatu-Wanganui region. As such it is represented on the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council, known as Horizons Regional Council. Two of the twelve regional councillors are elected by the district in the Manawatu - Rangitikei ward; the two regional councillors elected in the 2013 elections are Bruce Gordon and Gordon McKellar.
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