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Council Details
- Council Type
- Regional Council
- Short Name
- BOPRC
- CEO
- Fiona McTavish
- Established
- -
Contact
- Website
- www.boprc.govt.nz
- -
- Phone
- -
- Address
- -
Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Chair Salary
$167,596
+6.0% from 2025($9,431)
Average Councillor Salary
$70,649
+1.9% from 2025($1,317)
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
#20
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#2
of 4 in Regional
Solvency
60
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
67.3
15%
Assets
32.5
15%
Sustainability
65
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
280%
Interest Coverage
Historical Financial Data
32 years available
Operating Income
$186.7M
+10.3% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$180.5M
+1.2% YoY
Operating Result
$6.3M
Surplus
Total Result
$50.7M
Income
Rates$82.1M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$6.9M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$25.6M
Interest Income$10.0M
Dividend Income$48.6M
Sales & Other Income$13.4M
Total Operating Income$186.7M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$61.1M
Depreciation & Amortisation$9.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$7.5M
Interest Expenditure$10.2M
Purchases & Other$92.1M
Total Operating Expenditure$180.5M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Pecuniary Interests
14 councillors, 119 interests declared