Waimate District Council (Māori: Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimate) is the territorial authority for the Waimate District of New Zealand.

[1] The council is led by the mayor of Waimate, who is currently Craig Rowley.

[1] The council was established in 1989, replacing the Waimate County Council established in 1876.

[3] In 2020, the council had 58 full time equivalent staff,[1] including nine earning more than $100,000.

[4] According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $1,964.