Whangarei District Council
Whangarei District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Whangarei)[citation needed] is the territorial authority for the Whangarei District of New Zealand.[1] The council consists of the mayor of Whangarei and 13 ward councillors, and is led by the mayor.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.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.