Taupō Reserves and Roading Committee

Governance and Terms of Reference

The objective of the Taupō Reserves and Roading Committee is to exercise a range of Council’s functions relating to the Taupō and Taupō East Rural Wards.

Scope of activity

• Exercising Council’s statutory regulatory functions under the following Acts and Regulations (and any amendments) that are not elsewhere delegated to staff and that relate to matters within the Taupō and Taupō East Rural wards:
  • Local Government Act 1974 (“LGA 1974”), Part 21, including:
  • Road naming (section 319A of the LGA 1974)
  • Decisions on pedestrian malls (section 336 of the LGA 1974);
  • Licences to occupy roads (section 341(3) of the LGA 1974); and
  • Decisions on stopping and closing roads (section 342 of the LGA 1974). Reserves Act 1977
• Consider resident and ratepayer appeals to decisions made in accordance with Council’s Tree and Vegetation policy (excluding decisions relating to trees and vegetation in the Mangakino and Tūrangi-Tongariro wards).

Power to act

• Council delegates powers and duties under the Acts, Regulations and policies specified above, except where they may not be delegated, or where they are elsewhere delegated.
• External representatives appointed to the committee have full voting rights.
• If any matter is of such strategic or policy importance or urgency, then, with the endorsement of the appropriate Chairperson or His Worship the Mayor, the matter shall be referred direct to Council.

Terms of Reference

To see the full Terms of Reference for the Taupō Reserves and Roading Committee and all other council committees, refer to the Terms of Reference and Delegations for Council Committees adopted on 15 November 2022.

• Terms of Reference and Delegations for Council Committees 2022-25 (PDF, 438KB)