title: Rodney District
text: # Rodney District
  
  Rodney District was a local government area in the northernmost part of New Zealand's Auckland Region from 1989 to 2010. It included Kawau Island. It was created from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County in 1989. The seat of Rodney District Council was at Orewa. Rodney District and Rodney County each took their names from Cape Rodney (opposite Little Barrier Island), which Captain James Cook named on 24 November 1769 after Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney.
  
  Auckland Council has governed the area since 1 November 2010. The Rodney ward of the Auckland Region now covers much of the land area, but not the Hibiscus Coast or the former council seat of Orewa, which are in the Albany ward.
  
  The district was, in the final electoral term (2007–2010) of its existence, led by mayor Penny Webster and 12 councillors.
  
  ## Mayors
  
  During its 21-year existence, Rodney District had four mayors:
  
  | | Name | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gordon Mason | 1989–1992 |
  | 2 | Doug Armstrong | 1992–2000 |
  | 3 | John Law | 2001–2007 |
  | 4 | Penny Webster | 2007–2010 |
  