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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Hurunui
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.hurunui.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$128,965
+9.9% from 2025($11,641)
Average Councillor Salary
$34,099
+7.8% from 2025($2,469)
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
72.3/100
Tier 2 - Good
National Ranking
#5
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#5
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
90
30%
Operational
87.5
25%
Liquidity
39
15%
Assets
49.6
15%
Sustainability
67.2
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
231%
Interest Coverage
54.5x
Operating Margin
0.0%
Debt to Assets
8.7%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$769M
Total Debt
$67M
Rates Revenue
$28M
Current Ratio
0.25x
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
$60.3M
+10.7% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$67.4M
+10.2% YoY
Operating Result
$-7.0M
Deficit
Total Result
$40.0M
Income
Rates$28.1M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$2.0M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$9.1M
Interest Income$170K
Dividend Income$145K
Sales & Other Income$20.9M
Total Operating Income$60.3M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$18.6M
Depreciation & Amortisation$16.8M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$275K
Interest Expenditure$3.1M
Purchases & Other$28.6M
Total Operating Expenditure$67.4M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $34,099/year)
Vince Daly
East Ward
Brett Jones
South Ward
Pauline White
South Ward
Robbie Bruerton
South Ward
Steve Hutt
South Ward
Chris Scarlet
West Ward
Christopher Carthy
West Ward
Dave Hislop
West Ward
Tom Davies
West Ward