Tararua District

Tararua District
Territorial authority district
Council Chambers and Town Hall, Dannevirke
Council Chambers and Town Hall, Dannevirke
Tararua district within the North Island
Tararua district within the North Island
Coordinates: 40°24′S 176°00′E / 40.4°S 176°E / -40.4; 176
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
WardsNorth Tararua
South Tararua
Tamaki nui-a Rua (Māori)
Formed1989
SeatDannevirke
Government
 • MayorTracey Collis[1]
 • Deputy MayorErana Peeti-Webber[2]
 • Territorial authorityTararua District Council
Area
[3]
 • Total4,364.62 km2 (1,685.19 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[4]
 • Total19,250
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Websitewww.tararuadc.govt.nz Edit this at Wikidata

The Tararua District is a district near the south-east corner of New Zealand's North Island that is administered by the Tararua District Council. It has a population of 19,250 (June 2024),[4] and an area of 4,364.62 km². The Tararua District Council was created by the amalgamation of the Dannevirke Borough, Eketahuna County Council, Pahiatua Borough Council, Pahiatua County Council and Woodville District Council in the 1989 local government reforms.[5]

The district's northwest boundary runs along the top of the Ruahine Range; its south-east boundary is the Pacific Ocean. The catchment of the Manawatu River generally defines the north and south extremities. The catchment is also the reason the majority of the district is in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, although traditionally many of the people of the district regard themselves as living in either Hawke's Bay (in the north) or Wairarapa (in the south).

  1. ^ "Meet your Mayor". Tararua District Council. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Councillors". Tararua District Council. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Tararua District Council". Archives Central. Retrieved 20 December 2015.