Council Meetings and Workshops

All Council meetings and workshops including any Community Board, Ward Committee or Maori Council meetings are generally open to the public, unless there is a reason for public to be excluded.

Council, Committee and Community Board meetings are run in accordance with Standing Orders as adopted at the beginning of the triennium.

Council Standing Orders - 2019.pdf

Community Board Standing Orders 2016.pdf

Participation in Meetings

The public are welcome to attend meetings unless specifically 'public excluded'.

For details on the agenda and minutes go to Agendas and Minutes.

Unless specifically 'public excluded', our Council meetings are live streamed, through Zoom, to our Council Facebook page.

A Public Forum will be held at the beginning of the meeting. If you wish to address the board on any matters, please contact our Governance Officer beforehand. For more information on speaking at a Public Forum, please click here.

You can also continue to talk with your Elected Representatives about any issues that concern you.

Meeting schedule

Council, Community Board and Taumarunui/Ohura Ward Committee meetings are routinely held as follows:

• Ruapehu District Council: Bi-weekly weekly on a Wednesday at 10am.
• National Park Community Board: Six weekly on a Tuesday (excluding January) at 5.30pm.
• Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board: The first Thursday of the month (excluding January) at 6.00pm.
• Taumarunui/Ohura Ward Committee: The last Thursday of every second month at 5:30pm.

Please Note: Meeting dates can be subject to change but all changes will be clearly advertised online and in the local newspapers for your area.

For details of upcoming meetings, go to Upcoming Meetings

Contacts for Council Meetings