It's not too late to share your thoughts on how many councillors should represent you for the next two elections.

Every six years the Hauraki District Council has to look at the number of councillors and wards in the district as well as whether or not it should have community boards.

This is to make sure it has the right amount of councillors around the council table to fairly and effectively represent the number of people that live in each of the communities.

A statement sent out by the Hauraki District Council says the council initially proposed to reduce the number of councillors in the district from 12 to nine. However, the general view of those who submitted their feedback was that a reduction in numbers from 12 to nine would not meet the representation needs of the communities.

'The council took that on board and has now amended its proposal to go with the status quo, which is to have one mayor elected by the whole district and 12 councillors, four represtening the Paeroa Ward, four representing the Waihi Ward and four representing the Plains Ward, with no community boards.”

'Anyone who objects to the council's final proposal can lodge an objection against the proposal. Anyone who has made a submission on the Council's initial proposal can lodge an appeal against the decision.”

Appeal/objection forms are available at Hauraki District Council offices and on its website until Friday October 12 2018.

As the amended proposal will likely fall just outside the allowable population range for the Waihi Ward, the matter will then go to the Local Government Commission to make the final decision on how it thinks councillor numbers should look for the next two elections.