Manawatū District Council

Decision number: MDC 25-28/245

Meeting date: 06/05/2026

Subject: Manawatū Water Services Committee - Adoption of Terms of Reference, Membership and Meeting Dates

Resolution:

That the Council:

1. Notes the change of name from the ‘Water Services Unit Committee’ (reported to Council 29 October 2025) to the ‘Manawatū Water Services Committee’.

2. Adopts the attached Terms of Reference for the Manawatū Water Services Committee.

3. Confirms the membership of the Manawatū Water Services Committee as set out below, noting that the Chair was appointed at the Council meeting on 29 October 2025 and the remaining members were confirmed at the Council meeting on 12 November 2025:

Committee	Chair	Deputy Chair	Members
Manawatū Water Services Committee	Colin McFadzean (external)	Cr Shelley Dew-Hopkins	Crs Grant Hadfield, Andrew Quarrie, Jerry Pickford, Rob Duindam, Bridget Bell, and the Mayor

4. Adopts the following meeting dates for 2026.

• 13 May 2026

• 23 July 2026

• 9 September 2026

• 12 November 2026

Attachments:

Moved by: Cr Grant Hadfield

Seconded by: Cr Colin Dyer

Result: Carried (11-0)

For:
Mayor Michael Ford Cr Bridget Bell Cr Shelley Dew-Hopkins Cr Rob Duindam Cr Colin Dyer Cr Grant Hadfield Cr Sam Hill Cr Raewyn Loader Cr James McKelvie Cr Jerry Pickford Cr Andrew Quarrie

Against:

Abstained: