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Public submissions on our Initial Proposal for Representation Review are open 2 August - 4 September 2024
What's this all about?
Council elections are held every three years. This is when local people vote for mayors, councillors, and community board members to represent them.
The law says that every six years councils must take a fresh look at their representation arrangements. This is to make sure that they are best set up to represent people fairly and equally and to help meet the aims and needs of the whole community.
The last time Waitaki District Council did a representation review was in 2018. It’s now time to look at it again.
Councils have to decide a number of things:
Should we have different Wards?
Or should voting be district-wide? (In other words, no wards.)
Should we have a mix of Wards and district-wide voting?
If we do have Wards, how many should there be and what should they be called?
Where should the Ward boundaries be?
How many councillors should there be in each Ward?
Should community boards stay as they are or change?
What are we proposing?
We are proposing to keep things as they are for the 2025 and 2028 elections (the ’status quo’ option). This option would mean Waitaki District voters elect a Mayor, Councillors and Community Board members under the same arrangement as the last local elections.
Our Consultation Document outlines Council’s Initial Proposal for representation arrangements for the 2025 local elections.
What do you think? Have we got it right? Are there things you would change? We’re inviting submissions on our Initial Proposal so now is the time to tell us. Use our online submission form below.
Public submissions on our Initial Proposal for Representation Review are open 2 August - 4 September 2024
What's this all about?
Council elections are held every three years. This is when local people vote for mayors, councillors, and community board members to represent them.
The law says that every six years councils must take a fresh look at their representation arrangements. This is to make sure that they are best set up to represent people fairly and equally and to help meet the aims and needs of the whole community.
The last time Waitaki District Council did a representation review was in 2018. It’s now time to look at it again.
Councils have to decide a number of things:
Should we have different Wards?
Or should voting be district-wide? (In other words, no wards.)
Should we have a mix of Wards and district-wide voting?
If we do have Wards, how many should there be and what should they be called?
Where should the Ward boundaries be?
How many councillors should there be in each Ward?
Should community boards stay as they are or change?
What are we proposing?
We are proposing to keep things as they are for the 2025 and 2028 elections (the ’status quo’ option). This option would mean Waitaki District voters elect a Mayor, Councillors and Community Board members under the same arrangement as the last local elections.
Our Consultation Document outlines Council’s Initial Proposal for representation arrangements for the 2025 local elections.
What do you think? Have we got it right? Are there things you would change? We’re inviting submissions on our Initial Proposal so now is the time to tell us. Use our online submission form below.
