Aaron Hakkaart is the current manager of Planning at Mackenzie District Council. Aaron has been in this role since November 2015. Prior to that, they were a Senior Planner at Mackenzie District Council from October 2012 to November 2015. Aaron has also worked as a planner at Timaru District Council from October 2012 to November 2015, where they were responsible for processing resource consents, evaluating building consents, and responding to customer enquiries.
Aaron Hakkaart has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Otago and a Masters of Planning from Otago. Aaron is currently working as a resource management and planning consultant.
Their manager is Paul Numan, General Manager Corporate Services. They work with Amy Westland - Administration Support Officer (Fairlie, Fixed Term), Vacant - Manager Community and Places, and Angie Taylor - Community Services and Waste Management Officer (Twizel). Some individuals on their team include Vacant - Principal Policy Planner - District Plan Review (Fairlie), Wendy Gillett - Administration Support Officer (Fairlie), and Suzanne Blyth - Planner (Fairlie).
Current role