title: Hauraki District Council
text: # Hauraki District Council
  
  Hauraki District Council (Māori: Kaunihera o te Rohe o Hauraki) is the territorial authority for the Hauraki District of New Zealand.
  
  The council consists of the mayor of Hauraki Toby Adams and 13 ward councillors.
  
  ## Composition
  
  ### Councillors
  
  * Mayor Toby Adams
  * Paeroa Ward: Deputy Mayor Paul Milner, Carole Daley, Jo Tilsley, Rino Wilkinson
  * Plains Ward: Ray Broad, Phillip Buckthought, Rodney Garrett, Ross Harris
  * Waihi Ward: Paul Anderson, Brian Gentil, Sara Howell, Duncan Smeaton, Anne Marie Spicer
  
  ## History
  
  The council was established in 1989, from the merger of Waihi Borough Council (established in 1902), Paeroa Borough Council (established in 1915), and Hauraki Plains County Council (established in 1920).
  
  