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- Regional Council
- Short Name
- GWRC
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Chair Salary
$199,168
+8.8% from 2025($16,024)
Average Councillor Salary
$81,878
+8.4% from 2025($6,319)
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
45.7/100
Tier 4 - Concern
National Ranking
#31
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#4
of 4 in Regional
Solvency
22.9
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
65
15%
Assets
32.5
15%
Sustainability
40.3
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
485%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
40.7%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$2.6B
Total Debt
$1.0B
Rates Revenue
$212M
Current Ratio
1.28x
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
$549.2M
+6.9% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$613.6M
+17.0% YoY
Operating Result
$-64.4M
Deficit
Total Result
$145.8M
Income
Rates$211.9M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$15.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$181.2M
Interest Income$20.6M
Dividend Income$2.5M
Sales & Other Income$117.5M
Total Operating Income$549.2M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$87.2M
Depreciation & Amortisation$39.4M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$236.2M
Interest Expenditure$52.0M
Purchases & Other$198.8M
Total Operating Expenditure$613.6M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $81,878/year)
Penny Gaylor
Kapiti Coast
Sarah Free
Poneke/Wellington
Simon Woolf
Poneke/Wellington
Tom James
Poneke/Wellington
Yadana Saw
Poneke/Wellington
Claire Johnstone
Porirua-Tawa
Phil Rhodes
Porirua-Tawa
Gabriel Tupou
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt
Nigel Elder
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt
Quentin Duthie
Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt
Ros Connelly
Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt
Shamia Makarini
Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui