Local body elections are to be held on 08 October 2022. This year things are changing, with the addition of a Māori Ward: Representation for the 2022 Local Government Election announced:
The [Local Government Commission] determined that the following representation arrangements will apply:
Number of wards
There will be five wards, including four general wards and one Māori Ward.Number of Councillors
The Council will comprise the mayor and 12 councillors elected as follows:10 general ward councillors elected from four general wards and
Two Māori ward councillors elected from the Māori Ward.
Waikawa Beach lies in the Waiopehu general ward.
