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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Central Hawkes Bay
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.chbdc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$135,405
+9.5% from 2025($11,720)
Average Councillor Salary
$43,245
+7.1% from 2025($2,853)
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
62.1/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#16
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#11
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
80
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
52.1
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
33.4
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
139%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
4.0%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$1.1B
Total Debt
$45M
Rates Revenue
$27M
Current Ratio
0.64x
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
$56.7M
+2.5% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$66.1M
+9.6% YoY
Operating Result
$-9.4M
Deficit
Total Result
$58.5M
Income
Rates$27.0M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$2.2M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$23.0M
Interest Income$327K
Dividend Income$0
Sales & Other Income$4.2M
Total Operating Income$56.7M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$9.5M
Depreciation & Amortisation$15.7M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$2.2M
Interest Expenditure$2.1M
Purchases & Other$36.6M
Total Operating Expenditure$66.1M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.