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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Hastings
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.hastingsdc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$181,032
+8.5% from 2025($14,122)
Average Councillor Salary
$68,210
+13.2% from 2025($7,974)
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
58.2/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#24
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#2
of 2 in Provincial
Solvency
65
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
39.4
15%
Assets
64.4
15%
Sustainability
33
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
343%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
11.6%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$3.4B
Total Debt
$394M
Rates Revenue
$111M
Current Ratio
0.53x
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
$246.7M
+44.9% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$274.9M
+6.4% YoY
Operating Result
$-28.3M
Deficit
Total Result
$294.8M
Income
Rates$110.9M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$9.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$89.5M
Interest Income$1.2M
Dividend Income$27K
Sales & Other Income$35.5M
Total Operating Income$246.7M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$49.2M
Depreciation & Amortisation$61.8M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$2.6M
Interest Expenditure$17.9M
Purchases & Other$143.5M
Total Operating Expenditure$274.9M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Michael Fowler
Deputy Mayor