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Council Details
- Council Type
- Unitary Authority
- Short Name
- Gisborne
- CEO
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- Established
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Contact
- Website
- www.gdc.govt.nz
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- Phone
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- Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)
Mayor Salary
$178,633
+9.0% from 2025($14,716)
Average Councillor Salary
$58,865
+5.4% from 2025($3,027)
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
68/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#7
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#1
of 2 in Unitary
Solvency
75
30%
Operational
87.5
25%
Liquidity
59.9
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
50
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
177%
Interest Coverage
Historical Financial Data
32 years available
Operating Income
$199.5M
+18.1% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$232.8M
+20.7% YoY
Operating Result
$-33.3M
Deficit
Total Result
$156.6M
Income
Rates$77.2M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$7.9M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$103.8M
Interest Income$2.9M
Dividend Income$7K
Sales & Other Income$7.6M
Total Operating Income$199.5M
Expenditure
Employee Costs$31.2M
Depreciation & Amortisation$29.0M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$2.4M
Interest Expenditure$8.3M
Purchases & Other$161.9M
Total Operating Expenditure$232.8M
Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.