Shaping Taranaki's Future
New Plymouth District residents are invited to have their say and help shape the future of local government in Taranaki. Feedback closes 28 June.
A ward is a specific area where voters elect councillors to represent that area. They include general and Māori ward areas. New Plymouth has four wards and five community boards.
The Mayor and 14 councillors make up our Council. All voters elect the mayor and five councillors, plus nine councillors who are elected from the following four wards:
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