Waikato Regional Council

Regional Council

$3,154,000 Kanoa Funding Visit Website

Council Details

Council Type: Regional Council
Short Name: WRC
CEO: -
Established: -

Contact

Website: www.waikatoregion.govt.nz
Email: -
Phone: -
Address: -

Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Chair Salary

$185,306

+9.5% from 2025($16,012)

Average Councillor Salary

$75,900

+1.9% from 2025($1,415)

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

Warren Maher

Chair

Thames-Coromandel Constituency

$185,306/year

Mich'eal Downard

Deputy Chair

Taupō-Rotorua Constituency

Councillors(avg. $75,900/year)

Angela Strange

Hamilton Constituency

Ben Dunbar-Smith

Hamilton Constituency

Chris Hughes

Hamilton Constituency

Jennifer Nickel

Hamilton Constituency

Tipa Mahuta

Ngā Hau e Whā Constituency

Kataraina Hodge

Ngā Tai ki Uta Constituency

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Waikato Constituency

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Liz Stolwyk

Waipā-King Country Constituency