Hauraki Destrict

The Hauraki Destrict Cooncil is a municipality in the Waikato Region o New Zealand. The seat o the cooncil is at Paeroa. The aurie covered bi the destrict extends frae the soothwast corner o the Firth of Thames sootheast towards Te Aroha, although that toun lees ayont its boondaries. It extends eastwairds tae the Bay of Plenty coast, taking in the soothmaist pairt o the Coromandel Peninsulae. The rest o the peninsulae is pairt o the Thames-Coromandel destrict. Featurs o the district include the Karangahake Gorge, Whiritoa, the Hauraki Plains, an the gowd minin toun o Waihi. The toun o Ngatea is in the destrict an aw. The destrict covers 1144 km², an haes a population o 17,193 (2006 census), o whom 3975 live in Paeroa an 4500 live in Waihi. The current Mayor is John Tregidga an Deputy Mayor is Bruce Gordon. Freemit airtins The cooncil's site The cooncil's public library's steid Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Template:Territorial Authorities o New Zealand