The Hauraki District Council is a municipality in the North Island of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.

The area covered by the district extends from the southwest corner of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries. It extends eastwards to the Bay of Plenty coast, taking in the southernmost part of the Coromandel Peninsula The rest of the peninsula is part of the Thames-Coromandel district.

Features of the district include the Karangahake Gorge, the Hauraki Plains, and the gold mining town of Waihi. The town of Ngatea is also in the district.

The district covers 1144 km², and has a population of 16,700, of whom 3800 live in Paeroa and 4500 live in Waihi.

External links

• The council's site
  • The council's public library's site