Proposed Ruapehu General Ward and Ruapehu Māori Ward Piropiro Waimiha Council is proposing that at the next local body election in October 2022: Ongarue Mangakahu Matiere Valley • Voters on the general electoral roll will elect six councillors at large from one General Ward Nihoniho Te Koura Ohura comprising the entire Ruapehu district called Ngapuke the Ruapehu General Ward Mangaparo Te Maire • Voters on the Māori electoral roll will elect Kakahi two councillors at large from one Māori Ward Opatu Owhango comprising the entire Ruapehu district called Kirikau the Ruapehu Māori Ward Oio Tongariro Kaitieke Whakahoro • The mayor (who is always elected at large) will Raurimu Retaruke be voted for by voters on both the general and National Park Village Māori electoral rolls Whakapapa Ruatiti Horopito Tohunga Junction Raetihi Ohakune Rangataua Mangaeturoa Pipiriki Waiouru Tangiwai Hihitahi Proposed Community Boards and boundaries Council is proposing that at the next local body election in October 2022 there will be four Community Board areas covering Ruapehu District as follows: Piropiro Waimiha • Ohura-Ngapuke Community Board covering the area of the current Ohura Ward and the rural area of the current Ongarue Mangakahu Taumarunui Ward which includes Ohura, Matiere, Valley Matiere Te Koura Waimiha, Ongarue and Kakahi Nihoniho • Taumarunui Community Board covering the urban area Ohura of the current Taumarunui Ward Ngapuke Mangaparo • National Park Community Board covering the area of the current National Park Ward, including National Park Kakahi village, Raurimu, Whakapapa and Owhango, Opatu Te Maire Tongariro • Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board covering the Kirikau Owhango Oio area of the current Waimarino-Waiouru Ward, including Whakahoro Kaitieke Pipiriki, Horopito, Raetihi, Ohakune, Rangataua and Raurimu Waiouru Retaruke National Park Village • Each community board to have 4 elected members and one appointed member from Council Whakapapa Ruatiti Horopito Tohunga Junction Raetihi Ohakune Rangataua Pipiriki Mangaeturoa Waiouru Tangiwai Hihitahi Proposed Ohura-Ngapuke Community Board boundary Piropiro Waimiha Ongarue Mangakahu Matiere Valley Te Koura Nihoniho Ohura Mangaparo Ngapuke Te Maire Kakahi Opatu Kirikau Proposed Taumarunui Community Board boundary Proposed National Park Community Board boundary Owhango Tongariro Oio Whakahoro Kaitieke Retaruke Raurimu National Park Village Whakapapa Proposed Waimarino-Waiouru Community Board boundary Ruatiti Horopito Tohunga Junction Ohakune Rangataua Raetihi Mangaeturoa Pipiriki Tangiwai Waiouru Hihitahi.