Whangamata Community Board

The Whangamata Community Board services the settlement of Whangamata and the outlying coastal and rural areas of Onemana,Opoutere and Ohui.

Membership

There are four elected members to a community board, however Councillors are also members of various community boards.

• Peter Kerr (Chairperson)
• Helen McCabe
• Mary Taylor
• Jack Wells
• Jan Bartley (Councillor)
• Dal Minogue (Councillor)
• Dirk Sieling (Councillor)

Administration

• Area Manager Whangamata/Tairua/Pauanui

Goals

To consult, serve and meet the needs of the greater community of Whangamata ward, to achieve a healthy and sustainable environment.

• Develop a good working relationship with the community and district which encompasses:
  

• Forward Planning
  
  
• District scheme planning
  
  
• Staff and council
  
  
• Ratepayers and residents
  
  
• Business development
  
  

• To provide appropriate urban and rural services to recognised standards which encompasses:
  

• Water supply
  
  
• Sewage disposal
  
  
• Refuse collection
  
  

• To provide appropriate services in the Whangamata ward as required to meet environmentally sound standards which 
  encompass:
  

• Services and structures associated with roading
  
  
• Stormwater systems
  
  

• To meet appropriate recreational and cultural needs of the community at large.
  
  
• To provide for the balanced use, protection, maintenance and development of the harbour and foreshores in a manner which will meet the sustainable needs of the community.