27-459: The Porirua City Council is the territorial authority for the city of Porirua , New Zealand . The council is made up of a mayor elected at-large and 10 councillors elected from two general wards (Onepoto General Ward and Pāuatahanui General Ward) and one Māori ward (Parirua Māori Ward). They are elected using a single transferable vote system in triennial elections , with the most recent election being held in 2022 . The current mayor
54-589: A mayor–council government . Mayors in New Zealand are directly elected— at-large , by all eligible voters within a territorial authority—in the local elections to a three-year term. The Local Government Act 2002 defines the role of a mayor as having to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority, be a leader in the community and perform civic duties. Achievement (heraldry) In heraldry , an achievement , armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment )
81-407: A city council were now being administered by a district council. As a result, the term "city" began to take on two meanings. City also came to be used in a less formal sense to describe major urban areas independent of local body boundaries. This informal usage is jealously guarded. Gisborne, for example, adamantly described itself as the first city in the world to see the new millennium. Gisborne
108-470: A coat of arms refers to a garment with the escutcheon or armorial achievement embroidered on it. The ancient term used in place of "achievement" was "hatchment", deriving (through such historic forms as atcheament, achement, hathement , etc.) from the French achèvement , from the French verb achever , a contraction of à chef venir ("to come to a head"), ultimately from Latin ad caput venire , "to come to
135-459: A head", thus: "to reach a conclusion, accomplish, achieve". The word "hatchment" in its historical usage is thus identical in meaning and origin to the English heraldic term "achievement". However, in modern heraldry the word "hatchment" has come to be used almost exclusively to denote " funerary hatchment ", while "achievement" is now used in place of "hatchment" in a non-funereal context. An example of
162-518: A number of islands where the Minister of Local Government is the territorial authority, two of which have a 'permanent population and/or permanent buildings and structures.' The main islands are listed below (population according to 2001 census in parentheses): In addition, seven of the nine groups of the New Zealand outlying islands are outside of any territorial authority: Territorial authorities have
189-608: A region and a territorial authority. It incorporated the recommendations of the Royal Commission and was established via legislation. Auckland Council is uniquely divided into "local boards" representing the lowest tier of local government. Under the terms of the Local Government Act 2002 , district councils have to represent the interests of their future communities and consider the views of people affected by their decisions. To fulfill that requirement and give young people
216-568: A say in the decision-making process, many councils have a youth council. In late December 2023, the Ashburton District Council scrapped their youth council, stating they could engage better with younger people online and describing the current youth council as "a youth club where they ate pizza." In early January 2024, the Gore District Council opted to restructure its youth council and ruled out dismantling it. In April 2024,
243-456: A week. Its plan, which went to a Select Committee, accepted the proposal for supercity and many community boards, but rejected proposals for local councils and, initially, no separate seats for Māori . Public reaction to the Royal Commission report was mixed, especially in regards to the Government's amended proposal. Auckland Mayor John Banks supported the amended merger plans. Criticism of
270-745: Is Anita Baker . Local Government in the Porirua basin began on 1 June 1854 with the Porirua Road Board being declared in the Wellington Provincial Council Gazette . Road boards were set up by the provincial governments to develop and maintain local and district roads. The first election for the Porirua Road District, held under the District Highways Act 1856, took place on 20 September 1856. On 7th November 1864,
297-436: Is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled. An achievement comprises not only the arms displayed on the escutcheon , the central element, but also the following elements surrounding it (from top to bottom): Sometimes the term " coat of arms " is used to refer to the full achievement, but this usage is incorrect in the strict sense of heraldic terminology, as
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#1732854958114324-421: Is administered by a district council, but its status as a city is not generally disputed. Under current law, an urban area has to be at least 50,000 residents before it can be officially proclaimed as a city. Since the 1989 reorganisations, there have been few major reorganisations or status changes in local government. Incomplete list: Reports on completed reorganisation proposals since 1999 are available on
351-512: Is currently Wendy Walker. The 10 councillors are elected from three wards: Onepoto General Ward, Pāuatahanui General Ward, and Parirua Māori Ward. Candidates standing in the general wards are elected by voters registered on the general electoral roll , while those standing in the Māori ward are elected by voters registered on the Māori electoral roll. The Parirua Māori Ward elects 1 councillor and covers
378-736: The Whanganui District Council proposed scrapping its youth council by June 2024 as part of budget saving measures. There are currently 67 territorial authorities. Before the Auckland Council "super merge" in November 2010, there were 73 territorial authorities. Before the Banks Peninsula District Council merged with the Christchurch City Council in 2006, there were 74 territorial authorities. There are
405-903: The local government reforms of 1989 , a borough with more than 20,000 people could be proclaimed a city . The boundaries of councils tended to follow the edge of the built-up area, so little distinction was made between the urban area and the local government area. New Zealand's local government structural arrangements were significantly reformed by the Local Government Commission in 1989 when approximately 700 councils and special purpose bodies were amalgamated to create 87 new local authorities. Regional councils were reduced in number from 20 to 13, territorial authorities (city/district councils) from 200 to 75, and special purpose bodies from over 400 to 7. The new district and city councils were generally much larger and most covered substantial areas of both urban and rural land. Many places that once had
432-808: The Local Government Commission's site (link below). On 26 March 2009, the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance recommended the Rodney, North Shore, Waitakere, Auckland City, Manukau, Papakura and Franklin territorial councils and the Auckland Regional Council be abolished and the entire Auckland region to be amalgamated into one "supercity". The area would consist of one city council (with statutory provision for three Māori councillors), four urban local councils, and two rural local councils: The National-led Government responded within about
459-541: The Takapu Road District was declared and wardens for the district were elected annually. The Wellington Highway District Board (Hutt County) was given control of the district in 1872. In 1876, Makara and Porirua ridings were made part of the Karori-Makara Highway Board and elections were conducted. Later that year, Porirua was established as one of six ridings making up Hutt County , which in turn
486-524: The Takapu Valley and Arohata. The elected mayor and councillors provide governance for the city by setting the policy direction of the council, monitoring its performance, representing the city's interests, and employing the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive is in charge of the administration of the council and employs all other council staff to achieve its strategic priorities. The Chief Executive
513-446: The administration of many environmental and public transport matters, while the territorial authorities administer local roading and reserves, water supply and sanitation , building consents , the land use and subdivision aspects of resource management, and other local matters. Some activities are delegated to council-controlled organisations . The scope of powers is specified by the Local Government Act 2002 . For many decades until
540-458: The amended proposal came largely from residents in Manukau, Waitakere and North Shore Cities. In addition, Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples spoke against the exclusion of the Māori seats, as recommended by the Royal Commission. Opposition Leader Phil Goff called for a referendum on the issue. Auckland Council was created on 1 November 2010—a unitary authority that is classed as both
567-506: The city of Porirua was expanded to include large areas to the north-east and some to the south, transferred from Hutt County, along with Mana Island . In 1988, it was further expanded to include the Horokiri riding, which contained most of Whitby and large rural areas, before Hutt County was abolished in the 1989 local government reforms , which transferred to Wellington City most of the southern fringe areas that had been added in 1973 - notably
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#1732854958114594-519: The coat of arms via a bylaw on 27 November 1969. Territorial authorities of New Zealand Territorial authorities ( Māori: mana ā-rohe ) are the second tier of local government in New Zealand , below regional councils . There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils , 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council . District councils serve a combination of rural and urban communities, while city councils administer
621-496: The historic use of "hatchment" in a non-funerary context to denote what is now termed "achievement" appears in the statute of the Order of the Garter laid down by King Henry VIII ( r. 1509–1547 ) concerning the regulation of Garter stall plates : It is agreed that every knyght within the yere of his stallation shall cause to be made a scauchon of his armes and hachementis in
648-615: The larger urban areas . Five territorial authorities ( Auckland , Nelson , Gisborne , Tasman and Marlborough ) also perform the functions of a regional council and thus are unitary authorities . The Chatham Islands Council is a sui generis territorial authority that is similar to a unitary authority. Territorial authority districts are not subdivisions of regions, and some of them fall within more than one region. Regional council areas are based on water catchment areas, whereas territorial authorities are based on community of interest and road access. Regional councils are responsible for
675-580: The site of the village of Porirua beginning in the 1950s, the autonomous Borough of Porirua was established on 1 September 1962, the day after Makara County was abolished. The rest of what had been the Makara County was re-incorporated into Hutt County as the Makara Riding. Tawa had already separated from the county to form its own Town Board in 1951. Porirua was declared to be a city in 1965 by Governor-general Sir Bernard Fergusson . On 1 April 1973,
702-561: The whole city of Porirua. The Parirua Māori Ward was established following a council vote in May 2021, a representation review and an appeal to the Local Government Commission which upheld its establishment. The Onepoto General Ward elects 5 councillors and covers: The Pāuatahanui General Ward elects 4 councillors and covers: Porirua City was granted a Coat of Arms by the Earl Marshal of England on 1 December 1965. The city officially adopted
729-641: Was established by the Counties Act 1876 as one of 12 counties which would replace the Wellington Province . It elected 2 councillors to the Hutt County Council. In 1908, Makara County was separated from Hutt County, amalgamating the Porirua riding with the Makara riding and Tawa . The first elections for Makara County were held on 28 January 1908. Following the construction of a new business district on
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