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Council Details
- Council Type
- Unitary Authority
- Short Name
- Chatham Islands
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.cic.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$65,876
+10.7% from 2025($6,344)
Average Councillor Salary
$21,772
+10.7% from 2025($2,096)
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
66.1/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#13
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#2
of 2 in Unitary
Solvency
80
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
39.5
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
72.5
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
-37%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
0.1%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$102M
Total Debt
$109K
Rates Revenue
$758K
Current Ratio
0.66x
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
$9.2M
-4.8% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$11.3M
+1.9% YoY
Operating Result
$-2.0M
Deficit
Total Result
$13K
Income
Rates$758K
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$405K
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$7.4M
Interest Income$91K
Dividend Income$126K
Sales & Other Income$396K
Total Operating Income$9.2M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$1.1M
Depreciation & Amortisation$2.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$171K
Interest Expenditure$6K
Purchases & Other$7.5M
Total Operating Expenditure$11.3M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.