Rangitikei District Council

Rangitikei District Council is located in MARTON, New Zealand on 46 High Street. Rangitikei District Council is rated 2.3 out of 5 in the category government administration in New Zealand. The Rangitikei lifestyle centres around the small service towns of Marton, Taihape, Bulls, Hunterville and Mangaweka – icons of rural New Zealand. 14,019 (Census 2013) people usually live in the Rangitikei district and its population ranks 48th in size out of the 67 districts in New Zealand comprising of a land area of 4,479.42 km². As part of the Rangitikei experience you can have it all – from excellent education facilities to heritage houses and gardens, café culture, bungy jumping to fly-fishing or shopping centres. Its central location means easy access to Whanganui and Palmerston North and only a couple of hours to Mt Ruapehu or Wellington. The Rangitikei district is enriched by the Maori culture of four distinct tribal collectives and, particularly in Marton, there is a high Samoan population. While the Rangitikei economy is based on agriculture it includes a variety of successful innovative industries which make the most of their strategic locations. Rangitikei District Council is a forward thinking district council that promotes growth and development in the Rangitikei region. The staff’s philosophy is “Working Together for a Better Rangitikei”.