Gisborne District Council

Gisborne District Council Te Kaunihera o Te Tairāwhiti
History
Founded	6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Preceded by	Several councils
Leadership
Mayor	Rehette Stoltz
Deputy Mayor	Josh Wharehinga
Structure
Seats	14 seats (1 mayor, 13 ward seats)
Length of term	3 years
Meeting place
Gisborne
Website
gdc.govt.nz

Gisborne District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Te Tairāwhiti) is the unitary authority for the Gisborne District of New Zealand. The council consists of a mayor and 13 ward councillors.^[1] The district consists of the city of Gisborne and a largely rural region on the east coast of the North Island.