Westland District Library, community libraries, Carnegie Gallery, and Pakiwaitara.
The Westland District Council was formed in 1989 from the amalgamation of Westland County Council and Hokitika Borough Council. It is a territorial local authority governed by the Local Government Act 2002.
Council members
The Council is made up of eight councillors, representing three wards, the Mayor and a representative from RÅ«nanga o Ngati Waewae and RÅ«nanga o Maakawhio. Read more here.
What we do
Council provides services to the community. Listed below are the services managed by Council.
Children’s playgrounds, parks, swimming pools, sports grounds, skate park, statues and monuments, public toilets, and cemeteries.
Wastewater treatment plants, reservoirs, water treatment plants, pipes, reticulation, pumping stations, service connections, fire hydrants, manholes, and campervan effluent disposal sites.
Resource Management Act compliance and input into the Te Tai Poutini Combined District Plan.
Roads, footpaths, bridges, culverts, traffic signs and markings, underpasses, and streetlights.
Council headquarters and other property management, community centres and halls, Jackson Bay Wharf, and pensioner housing.
Kerbside rubbish and recycling collection, township litter bins, landfills, transfer stations, and responsible camping waste stations.
Regulatory and community services
Building consents and inspections, dog and stock control, noise control, alcohol and food act licencing, Health Act licencing, and other licencing, community grants and support.
Governance and support services
Customer services, finance, human resources, communications, policy advice, administration, IT, Information Management, democratic services, and Councillors.
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