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Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Regional Council

$28,464,499 Kanoa FundingVisit Website

Council Details

Council Type
Regional Council
Short Name
HBRC
CEO
-
Established
-

Contact

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

Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Chair Salary
$156,423
+5.7% from 2025($8,380)
Average Councillor Salary
$73,228
+9.6% from 2025($6,413)

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
53.3/100
Tier 4 - Concern
National Ranking
#26
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#3
of 4 in Regional
Solvency
70
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
67.4
15%
Assets
1.8
15%
Sustainability
25
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
165%
Interest Coverage
-x

Historical Financial Data

32 years available
Operating Income
$205.1M
+112.8% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$217.5M
+89.1% YoY
Operating Result
$-12.4M
Deficit
Total Result
$224.8M

Income

Rates$41.2M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$2.5M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$139.1M
Interest Income$6.1M
Dividend Income$8.1M
Sales & Other Income$8.0M
Total Operating Income$205.1M

Expenditure

Employee Costs$36.1M
Depreciation & Amortisation$3.4M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$24.3M
Interest Expenditure$6.0M
Purchases & Other$147.7M
Total Operating Expenditure$217.5M

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

Current Elected Members

Leadership

Sophie Siers

Chair

Heretaunga/Hastings

$156,423/year

Jerf van Beek

Deputy Chair

Ngaruroro

Councillors(avg. $73,228/year)

Hinewai Ormsby

Ahuriri/Napier

Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
11.4%

Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)

Total Assets
$1.1B
Total Debt
$130M
Rates Revenue
$41M
Current Ratio
0.94x

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

Louise Parsons

Ahuriri/Napier

Neil Kirton

Ahuriri/Napier

Conrad Waitoa

Heretaunga/Hastings

Jock Mackintosh

Heretaunga/Hastings

Michelle McIlroy

Maui ki te Raki

Thompson Hokianga

Maui ki te Tonga

Tony Kuklinski

Tamatea/Central Hawke's Bay

Di Roadley

Wairoa