Waikato District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waikato) is the territorial authority for the Waikato District of New Zealand.
[1] The council is led by the mayor of Waikato, who is currently Jacqui Church.
There are also ward councillors.
[1] Mayor Jacqui Church The council was established in 1989, replacing Raglan County Council (established in 1876), Waikato County Council (established in 1876), Ngāruawāhia Borough Council (established in 1920), and Huntly Borough Council (established in 1931).
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