Taupō District Council: Mangakino-Pouākani Representative Group

The Mangakino-Pouākani Representative Group represents and acts as an advocate for the interests of the Mangakino-Pouākani area. The activities of the group include: providing local input into the development of Council policy and planning documents that will impact on the Mangakino Ward; maintaining an overview of service delivery, operational and capital expenditure, within the Mangakino Ward; and exercising some of the Council’s statutory regulatory functions that relate to matters within the Mangakino Ward (such as road naming and stopping and closing roads). The Group has a published terms of reference, set meeting dates, and provide a public forum at each meeting. The Group is chaired by a Taupō District Council councillor, and its members include the mayor, two further councillors, two community representatives, a Marae representative, and a Māori representative. External representatives are appointed after a recruitment and selection process and are paid meeting fees.