AROTAKE WHAKAKANOHITANGA REPRESENTATION REVIEW 2021 Far North District Council Te Kaunihere o Tei Tokerou ki te Raki August 2021 The Representation Review 2021 is your chance to think about how many Councillors and Community Board members there should be at the Far North District Council, and whether the structure supports fair and effective representation of your community. We propose increasing the number of Councilors to 10 to reflect the increase in The Community Boards and general wards remain the same and there will be the same number of Community Board members. PROPOSED STRUCTURE population since the last review in 2015. We know that some communities have been We are introducing a Maori ward to cover the enore district, and there will be four Councilors elected at large for this ward The remaining six general Councilors will be elected to the general wards in which they stand. split by subdivision and'or ward boundaries. We have fixed this, resulting in minor border swaps between Community Boards. Finally, we propose to introduce a new subdivision for Waipapa, based on feedback from our elected members and the public GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF NEW STRUCTURE 1 Mayor MAORI WARD: MGÀ TAI 0 TOKERAU TE HIKU DARD 2 Councillors 4 new Councilors 6 Community Board members 4 subdivisions: Doutdets Bay Kaa North whatusiat Cape KAIKOHE- HOKIANGA WARD TE PÉDHAIRANGI- WHANGAROA WARD 3 Councillers Councillor 6 Community Board members 3 subdvisions: 7 Community Board members 6 subdivisions Kakohe North Souh Hokianga Hokianga Kawakana Keriken wapapa Paha usse whangaroa Moerewa Opua A NEW MÃORI WARD: NGÃ TAI O TOKERAU YOUR FEEDBACK Council voted to establish Mori wards in Those on the Maori electoral roll can May 2021. t is a practical demonstration vote for someone standing in their Maori on all proposed changes or just those that affect you. You will have the opportunity of our commitment to tangata whenua ward. Those on the general electoral roll and it better reflects the needs and aspirations of the Far North community general ward, hatf of which identifies as MJori. We want you to have your say on this initial proposal. You can submit feedback to present your submission in person if you choose. If no submissions are received, the initial proposal becomes the final proposal and the process is complete. can vote for someone szanding in their Counclors elected to represent Maori wards sign the same oath as other Submissions to be received by I October: Candidates standing for election in a Maori ward do not need to be of Maori Councillors. When making decisions descent, but mst be nominated by two as a Councillor, they represent all the electors from the Maori electoral rol within that Maori ward Online: Email: ww trapredew mlaet Yaner In person: By post moomatonand Far North D Counc people of the Far North, just as general sn Councillors do usion to any far Norn ag 72 Se Centrerbray akohe For more information, go to www.fndc.govt.nz/repreview AROTAKE WHAKAKANOHITANGA REPRESENTATION REVIEW 2021 Far North District Council Te Kaunihere o Tei Tokerou ki te Raki August 2021 The Representation Review 2021 is your chance to think about how many Councillors and Community Board members there should be at the Far North District Council, and whether the structure supports fair and effective representation of your community. We propose increasing the number of Councilors to 10 to reflect the increase in The Community Boards and general wards remain the same and there will be the same number of Community Board members. PROPOSED STRUCTURE population since the last review in 2015. We know that some communities have been We are introducing a Maori ward to cover the enore district, and there will be four Councilors elected at large for this ward The remaining six general Councilors will be elected to the general wards in which they stand. split by subdivision and'or ward boundaries. We have fixed this, resulting in minor border swaps between Community Boards. Finally, we propose to introduce a new subdivision for Waipapa, based on feedback from our elected members and the public GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF NEW STRUCTURE 1 Mayor MAORI WARD: MGÀ TAI 0 TOKERAU TE HIKU DARD 2 Councillors 4 new Councilors 6 Community Board members 4 subdivisions: Doutdets Bay Kaa North whatusiat Cape KAIKOHE- HOKIANGA WARD TE PÉDHAIRANGI- WHANGAROA WARD 3 Councillers Councillor 6 Community Board members 3 subdvisions: 7 Community Board members 6 subdivisions Kakohe North Souh Hokianga Hokianga Kawakana Keriken wapapa Paha usse whangaroa Moerewa Opua A NEW MÃORI WARD: NGÃ TAI O TOKERAU YOUR FEEDBACK Council voted to establish Mori wards in Those on the Maori electoral roll can May 2021. t is a practical demonstration vote for someone standing in their Maori on all proposed changes or just those that affect you. You will have the opportunity of our commitment to tangata whenua ward. Those on the general electoral roll and it better reflects the needs and aspirations of the Far North community general ward, hatf of which identifies as MJori. We want you to have your say on this initial proposal. You can submit feedback to present your submission in person if you choose. If no submissions are received, the initial proposal becomes the final proposal and the process is complete. can vote for someone szanding in their Counclors elected to represent Maori wards sign the same oath as other Submissions to be received by I October: Candidates standing for election in a Maori ward do not need to be of Maori Councillors. When making decisions descent, but mst be nominated by two as a Councillor, they represent all the electors from the Maori electoral rol within that Maori ward Online: Email: ww trapredew mlaet Yaner In person: By post moomatonand Far North D Counc people of the Far North, just as general sn Councillors do usion to any far Norn ag 72 Se Centrerbray akohe For more information, go to www.fndc.govt.nz/repreview