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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Lower Hutt
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.huttcity.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$181,652
+6.8% from 2025($11,536)
Average Councillor Salary
$79,204
+1.7% from 2025($1,291)
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
60.8/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#21
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#3
of 4 in Large Metro
Solvency
65
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
52.5
15%
Assets
64.5
15%
Sustainability
37.3
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
308%
Interest Coverage
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
14.1%
Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)
Total Assets
$3.6B
Total Debt
$511M
Rates Revenue
$156M
Current Ratio
0.97x
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
$230.4M
+10.7% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$264.0M
+10.2% YoY
Operating Result
$-33.5M
Deficit
Total Result
$1.43B
Income
Rates$156.0M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$13.4M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$13.4M
Interest Income$6.4M
Dividend Income$207K
Sales & Other Income$41.0M
Total Operating Income$230.4M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$49.5M
Depreciation & Amortisation$54.6M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$5.9M
Interest Expenditure$21.7M
Purchases & Other$132.3M
Total Operating Expenditure$264.0M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Current Elected Members
Leadership
Councillors(avg. $79,204/year)
Brady Dyer
At Large
Karen Yung
At Large
Mele Tonga-Grant
At Large
Prabha Ravi
At Large
Tony Stallinger
At Large
Glenda Barratt
Central Ward
Simon Edwards
Central Ward
Tui Lewis
Harbour Ward
Te Awa Puketapu
Mana Kairangi ki Tai Maori Ward
Andy Mitchell
Northern Ward
Naomi Shaw
Northern Ward
Christopher Wilton Parkin
Western Ward