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- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Hamilton
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Contact
- Website
- www.hamilton.govt.nz
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$200,077
+7.0% from 2025($13,070)
Average Councillor Salary
$112,296
+17.9% from 2025($17,013)
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
60.6/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#23
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#4
of 4 in Large Metro
Solvency
52.6
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
80
15%
Assets
58.8
15%
Sustainability
38.9
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
356%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
16.4%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$6.8B
Total Debt
$1.1B
Rates Revenue
$256M
Current Ratio
1.10x
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
$373.3M
+16.9% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$457.8M
+21.1% YoY
Operating Result
$-84.5M
Deficit
Total Result
$80.3M
Income
Rates$255.8M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$16.9M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$27.7M
Interest Income$17.5M
Dividend Income$378K
Sales & Other Income$55.1M
Total Operating Income$373.3M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$122.7M
Depreciation & Amortisation$108.4M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$19.5M
Interest Expenditure$54.8M
Purchases & Other$152.3M
Total Operating Expenditure$457.8M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $112,296/year)
Andrew Bydder
East Ward
Anna Casey-Cox
East Ward
Jamie Strange
East Ward
Leo Liu
East Ward
Rachel Karalus
East Ward
Sue Moroney
East Ward
Maria Huata
Kirikiriroa Maori Ward
Robbie Neha
Kirikiriroa Maori Ward
Angela O'Leary
West Ward
Emma Pike
West Ward
Graeme Mead
West Ward
Mesh Macdonald
West Ward
Sarah Thomson
West Ward