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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Horowhenua
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.horowhenua.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$157,896
+7.7% from 2025($11,269)
Average Councillor Salary
$46,467
+4.4% from 2025($1,977)
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
61.1/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#19
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#13
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
65
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
67.2
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
41.9
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
327%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
19.6%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$1.0B
Total Debt
$202M
Rates Revenue
$51M
Current Ratio
0.74x
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
$67.4M
+11.4% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$83.3M
+5.9% YoY
Operating Result
$-15.9M
Deficit
Total Result
$108.0M
Income
Rates$51.4M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$4.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$3.8M
Interest Income$1.1M
Dividend Income$7K
Sales & Other Income$6.7M
Total Operating Income$67.4M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$21.3M
Depreciation & Amortisation$17.2M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$1.5M
Interest Expenditure$9.2M
Purchases & Other$34.2M
Total Operating Expenditure$83.3M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $46,467/year)
Lani Te Raukura Ketu
Horowhenua Maori Ward
Nina Hori Te Pa
Horowhenua Maori Ward
Nola Fox
Kere Kere Ward
Alan Young
Levin Ward
Clint Grimstone
Levin Ward
Jo Mason
Levin Ward
Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab
Levin Ward
Michael Barker
Levin Ward
Paul Olsen
Miranui Ward
Morgan Gray
Waiopehu Ward
Sam Jennings
Waiopehu Ward