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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Grey
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.greydc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$132,591
+9.6% from 2025($11,650)
Average Councillor Salary
$46,017
+7.3% from 2025($3,123)
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
66.8/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#10
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#7
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
80
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
52.2
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
65
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
134%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
5.5%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$588M
Total Debt
$33M
Rates Revenue
$21M
Current Ratio
0.68x
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
$32.7M
+1.5% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$46.2M
+11.9% YoY
Operating Result
$-13.5M
Deficit
Total Result
$6.8M
Income
Rates$21.1M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$1.8M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$4.9M
Interest Income$379K
Dividend Income$0
Sales & Other Income$4.7M
Total Operating Income$32.7M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$8.0M
Depreciation & Amortisation$13.6M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$810K
Interest Expenditure$1.5M
Purchases & Other$22.3M
Total Operating Expenditure$46.2M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $46,017/year)
Jack O'Connor
Central Ward
Peter Davy
Central Ward
Timothy Mora
Central Ward
Allan Gibson
Eastern Ward
Robert Mallinson
Eastern Ward
Kate Kennedy
Northern Ward
Paulette Birchfield
Southern Ward
Rex MacDonald
Southern Ward