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Waikato District Council

City/District Council

Council Details

Council Type
City/District Council
Short Name
Waikato
CEO
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Established
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Mayor Salary
$175,383
+7.7% from 2025($12,534)
Average Councillor Salary
$74,149
+11.6% from 2025($7,708)

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.

Current Elected Members

Leadership

Aksel Bech

Mayor

$175,383/year

Eugene Patterson

Deputy Mayor

Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia General Ward

Councillors(avg. $74,149/year)

Peter Thomson

Awaroa-Maramarua General Ward

David Whyte

Huntly General Ward

Grant Coombes

Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia General Ward

Endine Dixon-Harris

Tai Raro Takiwaa Māori Ward

Tilly Turner

Tai Runga Takiwaa Māori Ward

Crystal Beavis

Tamahere-Woodlands General Ward

Mike Keir

Tamahere-Woodlands General Ward

Fabio Rodrigues

Tuakau-Pōkeno General Ward

Vernon Reeve

Tuakau-Pōkeno General Ward

Marlene Raumati

Waerenga-Whitikahu General Ward

Carolyn Eyre

Western Districts General Ward

Lisa Thomson

Whāingaroa General Ward