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Council Details
- Council Type
- City/District Council
- Short Name
- Christchurch
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.ccc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$220,000
+6.1% from 2025($12,600)
Average Councillor Salary
$127,823
+3.8% from 2025($4,679)
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
67/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#9
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#1
of 4 in Large Metro
Solvency
50.8
30%
Operational
87.5
25%
Liquidity
52.4
15%
Assets
51.6
15%
Sustainability
95
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
359%
Interest Coverage
Historical Financial Data
32 years available
Operating Income
$1.02B
+13.2% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$1.10B
+10.8% YoY
Operating Result
$-80.4M
Deficit
Total Result
$422.8M
Income
Rates$681.1M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$37.8M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$35.4M
Interest Income$54.3M
Dividend Income$87.3M
Sales & Other Income$120.8M
Total Operating Income$1.02B
Expenditure
Employee Costs$231.2M
Depreciation & Amortisation$345.2M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$66.5M
Interest Expenditure$129.2M
Purchases & Other$325.1M
Total Operating Expenditure$1.10B
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.
Pecuniary Interests
83 councillors, 1000 interests declared