Public notice: Waitaki District Council - Representation Review 2025
Under section 19V(6) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the Commission upholds the decision of the Waitaki District Council not to comply with section 19V(2) in respect of the Ahuriri ward, as compliance would limit effective representation of communities of interest:
a) by dividing the broader Corriedale community of interest, through including in the Ahuriri Ward the Ngapara community of interest which has fewer commonalities of interest due to its links to townships in the Corriedale Ward; and/or
b) by uniting the Ahuriri and Corriedale wards into a single ward as the two areas lack sufficient commonalities of interest, and because the geographic size of such a ward; and/or
c) within isolated communities of the northern parts of the Ahuriri Ward.
Accordingly, for at least the triennial general election of the Waitaki District Council to be held on 11 October 2025, the following representation arrangements will apply:
Waitaki District, as delineated on Plan LG-0068-2019-W-1 will be divided into wards and will be represented by a Council comprising the mayor and 10 councillors elected as follows:
|
Ward |
Councillors |
Plan delineating area |
|
Ahuriri Ward |
1 |
LG-0068-2019-W-2 |
|
Oamaru Ward |
6 |
SO 24253 |
|
Waihemo Ward |
1 |
SO 24254 |
|
Corriedale Ward |
2 |
LG-00X-2019-W-3 |
There will be two communities with community boards as follows:
|
Community/ Community Board
|
Area |
Members* |
Appointed members |
|
Ahuriri Community |
Ahuriri Ward
|
5 |
1 member, representing Ahuriri Ward |
|
Waihemo Community |
Waihemo Ward |
5 |
1 member, representing Waihemo Ward |
*Number of members elected by the electors of each community
The ratio of population to elected members for each ward will be as follows:
|
Wards |
Population* |
Number of members |
Population per member |
Deviation from district average population per member |
% deviation from district average population per member |
|
Ahuriri Ward |
2,040 |
1 |
2,040 |
-396 |
-16.26 |
|
Oamaru Ward |
14,900 |
6 |
2,483 |
47 |
1.94 |
|
Waihemo Ward |
2,500 |
1 |
2,500 |
64 |
2.63 |
|
Corriedale Ward |
4,920 |
2 |
2,460 |
24 |
0.99 |
|
Total |
24,360 |
10 |
2,436 |
|
|
*Based on Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa 2023 population estimates (2018 base)
The community boards will not be subdivided for electoral purposes. The population they each represent will be as follows:
|
Community |
Population* |
Number of members^ |
Population per member |
|
Ahuriri |
2,040 |
5 |
408 |
|
Waihemo |
2,500 |
5 |
500 |
*Based on Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa 2023 population estimates (2018 base)
^ Number of members elected by the electors of each community
As required by section 19T(b) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the boundaries of the above wards and communities coincide with the boundaries of current statistical meshblock areas determined by Statistics New Zealand and used for Parliamentary electoral purposes.
The determination is available on the Commission’s website: Recent Determinations - Local Government Commission (lgc.govt.nz)
Penny Langley
Chief Executive Officer