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Buller District Council

City/District Council

$21,773,294 Kanoa FundingVisit Website

Council Details

Council Type
City/District Council
Short Name
Buller
CEO
-
Established
-

Contact

Website
www.bullerdc.govt.nz
Email
-
Phone
-
Address
-

Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Mayor Salary
$131,959
+9.9% from 2025($11,941)
Average Councillor Salary
$36,340
+8.1% from 2025($2,710)

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
72.5/100
Tier 2 - Good
National Ranking
#3
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#3
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
75
30%
Operational
87.5
25%
Liquidity
59.6
15%
Assets
40.2
15%
Sustainability
87.5
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
214%
Interest Coverage
-x

Historical Financial Data

32 years available
Operating Income
$42.9M
+45.6% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$35.7M
-22.3% YoY
Operating Result
$7.2M
Surplus
Total Result
$18.3M

Income

Rates$19.1M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$1.4M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$14.2M
Interest Income$708K
Dividend Income$1.3M
Sales & Other Income$6.1M
Total Operating Income$42.9M

Expenditure

Employee Costs$8.3M
Depreciation & Amortisation$8.7M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$95K
Interest Expenditure$2.0M
Purchases & Other$16.6M
Total Operating Expenditure$35.7M

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.

Current Elected Members

Leadership

Chris Russell

Mayor

$131,959/year

Shayne Barry

Deputy Mayor

Westport Ward

Councillors(avg. $36,340/year)

Dave Hawes

Inangahua Ward

Operating Margin
0.0%
Debt to Assets
7.2%

Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)

Total Assets
$582M
Total Debt
$42M
Rates Revenue
$19M
Current Ratio
1.89x

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. Scoring methodology based on DIA financial prudence benchmarks.View all council rankings →

Linda Webb

Inangahua Ward

Rosalie Sampson

Seddon Ward

Toni O'Keefe

Seddon Ward

Colin Reidy

Westport Ward

Dave Hingston

Westport Ward

Paul Reynolds

Westport Ward

Philip Rutherford

Westport Ward

Ray Curnow

Westport Ward