Tararua District | |
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.JPG) Council Chambers and Town Hall, Dannevirke | |
 Tararua district within the North Island | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′S 176°00′E / 40.4°S 176°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Wards | North Tararua South Tararua Tamaki nui-a Rua (Māori) |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Seat | Dannevirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tracey Collis[1] |
| • Deputy Mayor | Erana Peeti-Webber[2] |
| • Territorial authority | Tararua District Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,364.62 km2 (1,685.19 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[4] | |
• Total | 19,250 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | |
| Website | www |
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).
- ^ "Meet your Mayor". Tararua District Council. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Councillors". Tararua District Council. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Tararua District Council". Archives Central. Retrieved 20 December 2015.