The New Zealand Law Society's Waikato Bay of Plenty branch has elected the following Council for the 2016/17 year:
President: Kerry Burroughs.
Vice-President: Russell Boot.
Council: Phillip Cornege, Brendan Cullen, James Gurnick, Emma Miles, Alison McCourt, Marie McLeod, Johan Niemand, Adam Pell, Vicki Scott, Gene Tomlinson.