Ruapehu District Council

Governance of the Ruapehu District is undertaken by the Ruapehu District Council (RDC) comprising a mayor elected at large (by the entire District) and nine councillors representing two Wards:

Ruapehu General Ward - six councillors.
Ruapehu Māori Ward - three councillors.

RDC is supported by three Community Boards comprising of five elected community representatives, and one appointed councillor.

Weston Kirton, Mayor Ruapehu District

Requests for an appointment or other enquires should be made to the Mayor's Executive Assistant via your local council office (06 385 8364 or 07 895 8188).

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Vivienne Hoeta, Deputy Mayor
06 385 4551
027 658 8320

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Robyn Gram
07 895 5320 home
027 389 1912

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Janelle Hinch
022 385 8683

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Channey Iwikau
027 214 7162

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Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase
027 357 7255

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Lyn Neeson
07 896 7659 home
027 353 7907 texts only

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David (Rabbit) Nottage
021 111 6514

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Brenda Ralph
027 663 4128

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027 255 7230

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Representatives on Outside Organisations

Visit Ruapehu	2022-25 Representative
Visit Ruapehu Appointments Committee	Mayor Weston Kirton
Visit Ruapehu Limited Board	Councillor Janelle Hinch (23 February 2022, extended at the 21 November 2022 AGM to 30 March 2025)

Joint External Committees
Climate Action Joint Committee	Mayor Weston Kirton
Manawatū-Whanganui Civil Defence Emergency Management Group	Mayor Weston Kirton
Passenger Transport Committee	Councillor Rabbit Nottage
Regional Chiefs Committee	Mayor Weston Kirton Ruapehu District Council Chief Executive Clive Manley
Regional Transport Committee	Mayor Weston Kirton
Te Kōpuka Nā Te Awa Tupua	Mayor Weston Kirton
Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust	Councillor Lyn Neeson Executive Manager Infrastructure
Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Disaster Relief Fund Trust	Mayor Weston Kirton
Mountains to Sea Governance Group	Mayor Weston Kirton Ruapehu District Council Chief Executive Clive Manley

Other
Manawatū-Whanganui Mayoral Forum	Mayor Weston Kirton
Creative Communities Local Funding Scheme	Councillor Janelle Hinch Councillor Brenda Ralph
Ruapehu District Licensing Committee	Councillor Robyn Gram Councillor Brenda Ralph

Appointments to Internal Committees

	2022-25 Representative
Code of Conduct Panel	Mayor Weston Kirton Deputy Mayor Vivienne Hoeta Ruapehu District Council Chief Executive Clive Manley Appointee from Simpson Grierson Johnathan Salter
Grants Committee	Full Council
Hearings Committee	Mayor Weston Kirton Deputy Mayor Vivienne Hoeta Councillor Robyn Gram Councillor Brenda Ralph Councillor Korty Wilson
Risk and Assurance Committee	Philip Jones Independent Chairperson Mayor Weston Kirton Deputy Mayor Vivienne Hoeta Councillor Robyn Gram (22 November 2023) Councillor Lyn Neeson
Ruapehu District Māori Council	Mayor Weston Kirton Deputy Mayor Vivienne Hoeta Councillor Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase

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