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Governance

Waikato CDEM Joint committee

The Joint Committee is a local government committee with one elected representative from each council. The role of the joint committee is to provide political oversight and governance to ensure that the functions and obligations of the Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group are fulfilled.

The members of the Waikato CDEM Joint Committee are:

Council

Member

Alternate Member

Hamilton City Council 

Committee Chair
Cr Emma Pike 

 –

Thames-Coromandel District Council

Committee Deputy-Chair
Deputy-Mayor John Grant

Cr Michael Barlow

Taupō District Council

Cr Steve Manunui 

Cr Kevin Taylor

Waipā District Council Cr Marcus Gower

Cr Les Bennett

Waikato Regional Council Cr Gary McGuire Cr Jennifer Nickel
Hauraki District Council Cr Anne Marie Spicer

Mayor Toby Adams

Matamata-Piako District Council Mayor Ash Tanner Cr Andrew McGiven
Ōtorohanga District Council Cr Tennille Kete

Cr Kit Jeffries

South Waikato District Council Cr Thomas Lee

Cr Micheal Thomas

Waikato District Council Mayor Aksel Bech

Deputy-Mayor Eugene Patterson

Waitomo District Council Mayor John Robertson

Deputy-Mayor Eady Manawaiti

Meeting minutes and agendas

NOTE: We only put up information on our website for meetings held over the last two years.  
If you're looking for something from an earlier date, please contact us.

2026 Meetings 

Date and time Documents Recording
30 March 2026, 10.00am



11 May 2026,
10.00am
(Induction Day)

 

22 June 2026,
10.00am

 

21 September 2026,
10.00am

 

7 December 2026,
10.00am

 

2025 Meetings (from start of triennium)

Date and time Documents Recording
15 December 2025, 10.00am

Agenda

Controller Policy
Recovery Manager Policy

Minutes

Recording 1
Recording 2
Recording 3 

2025 Meetings (to end of triennium)

Date and time Documents Recording
24 March 2025, 10.00am Agenda
Item 7.9 - Hikurangi Subduction Zone Presentation
Minutes
Recording #1
Recording #2
Recording #3 
16 June 2025, 10.00am 

Agenda
Minutes

Recording #1
Recording #2
Recording #3
22 September 2025, 10.00am Agenda
Minutes

Recording 1

Recording 2

2024 Meetings

Date and time Documents Recording
25 March 2024, 10.00am

Agenda

Minutes

Recording
24 June 2024, 10.00am

Agenda

Minutes

Recording
9 September 2024, 10.00am

Agenda

Minutes

Recording #1

Recording #2

2 December 2024, 10.00am

Agenda

Minutes 

Recording #1
Recording #2

2023 Meetings

Date and time Documents Recording

4 December 2023, 10.00am

Agenda

11. After Action Review Update Presentation

Minutes

Recording #1

Recording #2

30 October 2023, 10.00am

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

11 September 2023, 10.00am

Agenda

17.1. Report from Public Excluded released into Open

Minutes

Recording #1

Recording #2

19 June 2023, 10.00am

Agenda

17.1. Report from Public Excluded released into Open

17.2. Report from Public Excluded released into Open

Minutes

Recording #1

Recording #2

27 March 2023

10.00am

Agenda

16.1. Report from Public Excluded released into Open

16.2. Report from Public Excluded released into Open

Minutes

Recording