Rangitikei District Council’s structure means that along with 12 elected representatives (Councillors) and the 2 community Boards in Taihape and Ratana, there are four community committees. 

These are as follows:

• Bulls Community Committee
• Hunterville Community Committee
• Marton Community committee
• Turakina Community Committee

Community committees are a less formal structure.  Representatives on these committee volunteer their time and have less delegated responsibilities than Community Board members.

A public notice calling for nomination for Community Committee members will be issued after the voting for the 2010 Local Government Elections has closed.  This will be in mid-October. 

Local Government Online Limited provide a free portal for election candidates to put information up about themselves and what they are standing for.

As a voter you can type in your address and the website will pull up positions that will be contested in this years local government election.

To find out more please click on the following link: elections2010

Following a request from a group of residents in Marton, Council is delighted be able to offer selected sites on Council-owned land to community groups to run community garden projects (1). Over the coming months, Council will identify sites in other townships that are similarly suitable.

Below is a list of sites that Council has identified as suitable for use as community gardens and information about how groups can make an application to use a site.

Please click on the following link for further information regarding the sites: Suitable Sites List

 Applications for use of one of the above identified sites must be made in writing to the Chief Executive of Rangitikei District Council and should state:

• The name and contact details of the applicant (including, if appropriate the group or organisational details) and the management structure for the proposed garden.
• The objectives of the intended community garden (these are the outcomes or values that the group will be operating by, for example; to run a community garden based on the principals of perma-culture).
• Details of who will be entitled to use the community garden and how they will be able to access it.  

The next local government election will be held on Saturday 9 October 2010. This is your chance to elect the members to represent you on the Rangitikei District Council. 

Local government elections are held throughout the country every three years. The elections are held under the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 and the Local Government Act 2002.

Are you enrolled to vote? Would you like to check your enrolment details? - check out the enrolment website by clicking on this link

Would you like more information - check out the elections website by clicking on this link

Positions up for Election

 Elections will be held for the following positions:

• Mayor (1)
• Councillors (11 in total)
  • Bulls Ward (2 councillors)
  • Hunterville Ward (1 councillor)
  • Marton Ward (4 councillors)
  • Taihape Ward (3 councillors)
  • Turakina Ward (1 councillor)
• Taihape Community Board (4 members)
• Ratana Community Board (4 members)

Nominations for these positions are open between 23 July 2010 – 20 August 2010.