Back to Councils
Council Details
- Council Type
- Regional Council
- Short Name
- BOPRC
- CEO
- Fiona McTavish
- Established
- -
Contact
- Website
- www.boprc.govt.nz
- -
- Phone
- -
- Address
- -
Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Chair Salary
$167,596
+6.0% from 2025($9,431)
Average Councillor Salary
$70,649
+1.9% from 2025($1,317)
Source: NZ Taxpayers' Union (via Remuneration Authority data). Average councillors' salaries calculated by dividing each council's governance remuneration pool by the number of councillors.
Financial Health Score (2024)
Overall Score
60.8/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#20
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#2
of 4 in Regional
Solvency
60
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
67.3
15%
Assets
32.5
15%
Sustainability
65
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
280%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
29.0%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$921M
Total Debt
$267M
Rates Revenue
$82M
Current Ratio
0.79x
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. Scoring methodology based on DIA financial prudence benchmarks.View all council rankings →
Historical Financial Data
32 years available
Operating Income
$186.7M
+10.3% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$180.5M
+1.2% YoY
Operating Result
$6.3M
Surplus
Total Result
$50.7M
Income
Rates$82.1M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$6.9M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$25.6M
Interest Income$10.0M
Dividend Income$48.6M
Sales & Other Income$13.4M
Total Operating Income$186.7M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$61.1M
Depreciation & Amortisation$9.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$7.5M
Interest Expenditure$10.2M
Purchases & Other$92.1M
Total Operating Expenditure$180.5M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $70,649/year)
Malcolm Campbell
Eastern Bay of Plenty
Sarah McCorkindale
Eastern Bay of Plenty
Mawera Karetai
Kōhi (Māori Constituency)
Iwi Te Whau
Ōkurei (Māori Constituency)
Anna Grayling
Rotorua
Raj Kumar
Rotorua
Kat Macmillan
Tauranga
Kate Graeme
Tauranga
Stuart Crosby
Tauranga
Tim Maltby
Tauranga
John Scrimgeour
Western Bay of Plenty
Ken Shirley
Western Bay of Plenty