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WCC, Makara/Ohariu Community Council Board and Tawa Community Board meeting minutes
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Archives Identifier00710Date Range1978-2022MandateLocal Government Act 2002Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA)DescriptionThe first two volumes are for the Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board. Ohariu [Ōhāriu] was formed as an electorate for the 1978 election. The Makara [Mākara] and Makara Beach [Mākara Beach] areas were Ridings of Hutt County Council until 1973 when the majority of Makara Riding amalgamated with Wellington City Council.
From the third volume Tawa Community Board has been bound with the minutes of the Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board. Tawa Borough Council amalgamated with Wellington City Council in 1989 and the Tawa Community Board was set up in 1989 in place of the Borough Council.
In the 2016-2019 and 2019-2022 trienniums, the minutes of both the Community board meetings were not bound, they were left loose.
Starting in the 2022-2025 triennium, minutes were digitally signed and no longer existed as physical documents.
Wellington City Council's Local Governance Statement 2022-2025:
Wellington has two community boards, Tawa Community Board and Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board. Both community boards have six members elected triennially by the electors in their respective communities. In addition to its six elected members, Tawa Community Board has two appointed members. These members are appointed by Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Council and must be councillors who have been elected by the electors of the ward in which the community board is located (Takapū/Northern General Ward for Tawa Community Board). The Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board does not have any appointed members. The boards elect their own chairpersons at their first hui (meeting) after the triennial election. Quantity (Linear Metres)0.94MediumBound VolumeSystem of ArrangementChronological, first two volumes are for the Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board, volumes for trienniums 1995-2001 through 2013-2016 are bound in date order. The loose minutes for 2016-2019 and 2019-2022 trienniums are arranged chronologically and grouped by community board for each triennium.Collection TypeWellington City Council
From the third volume Tawa Community Board has been bound with the minutes of the Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board. Tawa Borough Council amalgamated with Wellington City Council in 1989 and the Tawa Community Board was set up in 1989 in place of the Borough Council.
In the 2016-2019 and 2019-2022 trienniums, the minutes of both the Community board meetings were not bound, they were left loose.
Starting in the 2022-2025 triennium, minutes were digitally signed and no longer existed as physical documents.
Wellington City Council's Local Governance Statement 2022-2025:
Wellington has two community boards, Tawa Community Board and Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board. Both community boards have six members elected triennially by the electors in their respective communities. In addition to its six elected members, Tawa Community Board has two appointed members. These members are appointed by Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Council and must be councillors who have been elected by the electors of the ward in which the community board is located (Takapū/Northern General Ward for Tawa Community Board). The Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board does not have any appointed members. The boards elect their own chairpersons at their first hui (meeting) after the triennial election. Quantity (Linear Metres)0.94MediumBound VolumeSystem of ArrangementChronological, first two volumes are for the Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board, volumes for trienniums 1995-2001 through 2013-2016 are bound in date order. The loose minutes for 2016-2019 and 2019-2022 trienniums are arranged chronologically and grouped by community board for each triennium.Collection TypeWellington City Council
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WCC, Makara/Ohariu Community Council Board and Tawa Community Board meeting minutes. Archives Online, accessed 07/04/2026, https://archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/2179







