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Avg Councillor Salary

$79,259

FY2026 at Whangarei District Council

Current Council Role

Councillor

Whangarei District Council

Professional Background

Updated 6 Mar 2026

David brings more than 35 years of international leadership and governance experience across AsiaPacific, Europe, and North America.

David brings more than 35 years of international leadership and governance experience across AsiaPacific, Europe, and North America. He has held senior executive and director roles spanning renewables, gas and LNG, utilities, chemicals, and infrastructure asset management. His career includes leadership positions with Contact Energy, Origin Energy, Shell and Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Most recently, David was a Senior Managing Director with Macquarie Asset Management, where he advised and served on the boards of energy, infrastructure and private equity portfolio companies. David is currently a non-executive director of Energy Development Corporation in the Philippines and Cyrq Energy in the United States, both Macquarie Asset Management portfolio companies.

Education

Not specified

Qualifications

None listed

Sectors

Utilities

Local Government Salary & Role History

1 role
YearCouncilRoleWardSalary
FY2026Whangarei District CouncilCouncillor(current)Bream Bay Ward$79,259(avg)(highest)
FY2025Whangarei District CouncilCouncillor(current)Bream Bay Ward$71,641(avg)

Salary data from Remuneration Authority via NZ Taxpayers' Union analysis. Mayor/Chair salaries are individual; councillor salaries marked "(avg)" are council averages as individual councillor pay is not itemized.

Local Government

1 role
Councillor(Bream Bay Ward)Current
Whangarei District Council
2025-10-01 – present
$79,259avg FY2026

Cross-Sector Roles

NZX Directorships (2)

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Cross-Sector Roles

NZX Roles(2)

  • Independent Director at Genesis Energy LimitedCurrent
  • Independent Director at Genesis Energy LimitedCurrent
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