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Council Details
- Council Type
- Unitary Authority
- Short Name
- Gisborne
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.gdc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$178,633
+9.0% from 2025($14,716)
Average Councillor Salary
$58,865
+5.4% from 2025($3,027)
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
68/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#7
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#1
of 2 in Unitary
Solvency
75
30%
Operational
87.5
25%
Liquidity
59.9
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
50
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
177%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
0.0%
Debt to Assets
6.0%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$3.0B
Total Debt
$178M
Rates Revenue
$77M
Current Ratio
0.86x
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
$199.5M
+18.1% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$232.8M
+20.7% YoY
Operating Result
$-33.3M
Deficit
Total Result
$156.6M
Income
Rates$77.2M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$7.9M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$103.8M
Interest Income$2.9M
Dividend Income$7K
Sales & Other Income$7.6M
Total Operating Income$199.5M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$31.2M
Depreciation & Amortisation$29.0M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$2.4M
Interest Expenditure$8.3M
Purchases & Other$161.9M
Total Operating Expenditure$232.8M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $58,865/year)
Alexandra Boros
General Ward
Colin Alder
General Ward
Debbie Gregory
General Ward
Jeremy Muir
General Ward
Larry Foster
General Ward
Rob Telfer
General Ward
Samuel Gibson
General Ward
Teddy Thompson
General Ward
Anne Huriwai
Māori Ward
Nick Tupara
Māori Ward
Rawinia Parata
Māori Ward
Rhonda Tibble
Māori Ward