Taupō District Council
Taupō District Council is a territorial authority that administers the Taupō District in the Central North Island of New Zealand. The district stretches from the small town of Mangakino in the northwest to the Tongariro National Park in the south, and east into the Kaingaroa Forest, covering 6,970 km (including Lake Taupō). It had a population of Regional councils. The district falls within the jurisdiction of four different regional councils; however the vast majority (73.74% by land area) of the district falls within the jurisdiction of Environment Waikato. The exceptions are the towns of Rangitaiki (14.31% of  the district's land area), which lies within the Bay of Plenty region, Taharua (11.26%), which lies within the Hawke's Bay region, and Te More (0.69%), which lies within the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Taupō is unique in being the only district in New Zealand so divided; no other district is divided between/among more than two regions, and most are not divided at all. Wards. The District has four wards – Taupō, Taupō East Rural, Turangi-Tongariro and Mangakino-Pouakani and is represented by the Mayor and eleven Councillors. Taupō. The areas of Taupō and Kaingaroa are administered by the  Taupō District Council. Mangakino-Pouakani. The areas of Mangakino and Pouakani are administered by the Taupō District Council. The area is also represented by the Mangakino Pouakani Representation Group which has a total of six members including three Councillors. Turangi-Tongariro. The areas of Turangi and Tongariro are administered by the Taupō District Council under delegated authority to the Turangi Tongariro Community Board. The area is represented at Council by two district Councillors and together with six elected Community Board members, the ward has a total of eight members. Following the 2007 review, Turangi Tongariro lost one district Councillor. Council . The district has 11 councillors and a mayor. Mayor. The office of mayor of Taupō was established in 1989 as part of the 1989 local government reforms. Since 2013, the mayor of Taupō has been David Trewavas.