The Waikato Regional Council is the regional local government authority that administers the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It was formerly known as Environment Waikato but this name is no longer used.
The current chairperson is Warren Maher, who was elected on 29 October 2025 following the 2025 local election. Deputy Mich'eal Downard was also elected then.
List of chairpersons 2022: Pamela Storey; deputy Bruce Clarkson October 2025: Warren Maher; deputy Mich'eal Downard
Councillors
Councillor Affiliation Constituency In office since Pamela Storey (Chair) Independent Waikato general 18 October 2019 Bruce Clarkson (Deputy) Independent Hamilton general 15 October 2022 Angela Strange Independent Hamilton general 18 October 2019 Jennifer Nickel Independent Hamilton general 18 October 2019 Chris Hughes Independent Hamilton general 15 October 2022 Mich'eal Downard Independent Taupō-Rotorua general 15 October 2022 Warren Maher Independent Thames‐Coromandel general 15 October 2022 Ben Dunbar-Smith Independent Waihou general 15 October 2022 Robert Cookson Independent Waihou general 15 October 2022 Noel Smith Independent Waikato general 15 October 2022 Stu Kneebone Independent Waipa-King Country general 15 October 2010 Clyde Graaf Independent Waipa-King Country general 15 October 2022 Tipa Mahuta Independent Ngā Hau e Whā Māori October 2013 Kataraina Hodge Independent Ngā Tai ki Uta Māori October 2016
Elections
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