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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Carterton
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.cdc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$114,410
+9.9% from 2025($10,331)
Average Councillor Salary
$30,512
+3.8% from 2025($1,117)
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
73.3/100
Tier 2 - Good
National Ranking
#2
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#2
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
80
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
95
15%
Assets
87.5
15%
Sustainability
25
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
65%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
8.2%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$300M
Total Debt
$25M
Rates Revenue
$18M
Current Ratio
2.29x
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
$24.9M
+3.2% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$26.9M
+9.6% YoY
Operating Result
$-2.0M
Deficit
Total Result
$1.0M
Income
Rates$17.7M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$2.2M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$2.7M
Interest Income$472K
Dividend Income$0
Sales & Other Income$1.8M
Total Operating Income$24.9M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$7.0M
Depreciation & Amortisation$6.8M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$799K
Interest Expenditure$943K
Purchases & Other$11.4M
Total Operating Expenditure$26.9M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.