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Hastings District Council

City/District Council

$25,325,664 Kanoa FundingVisit Website

Council Details

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

Contact

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

Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Mayor Salary
$181,032
+8.5% from 2025($14,122)
Average Councillor Salary
$68,210
+13.2% from 2025($7,974)

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
58.2/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#24
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#2
of 2 in Provincial
Solvency
65
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
39.4
15%
Assets
64.4
15%
Sustainability
33
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
343%
Interest Coverage

Historical Financial Data

32 years available
Operating Income
$246.7M
+44.9% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$274.9M
+6.4% YoY
Operating Result
$-28.3M
Deficit
Total Result
$294.8M

Income

Rates$110.9M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$9.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$89.5M
Interest Income$1.2M
Dividend Income$27K
Sales & Other Income$35.5M
Total Operating Income$246.7M

Expenditure

Employee Costs$49.2M
Depreciation & Amortisation$61.8M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$2.6M
Interest Expenditure$17.9M
Purchases & Other$143.5M
Total Operating Expenditure$274.9M

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

Pecuniary Interests

13 councillors, 110 interests declared

Current Elected Members

Leadership

Wendy Schollum

Mayor

$181,032/year

Michael Fowler

Deputy Mayor

Councillors(avg. $68,210/year)

Alwyn Corban
-x
Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
11.6%

Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)

Total Assets
$3.4B
Total Debt
$394M
Rates Revenue
$111M
Current Ratio
0.53x

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

Source: Council pecuniary interest registers under the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968. Declared interests do not imply conflicts or improper conduct.View all councils →

Callum Ross
Derek Nowell-Usticke
Elisha Milmine
Hana Montaperto-Hendry
Heather Te Au-Skipworth
Henare O'Keefe
Kellie Jessup
Kevin Watkins
Nick Ratcliffe
Siiam Daniel
Simon Nixon
Steve Gibson
Yvonne Lorkin