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Wellington City Council

City/District Council

$35,875,399 Kanoa FundingVisit Website

Council Details

Council Type
City/District Council
Short Name
Wellington
CEO
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Established
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Contact

Website
www.wellington.govt.nz
Email
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Phone
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Address
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Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Mayor Salary
$201,947
+6.4% from 2025($12,148)
Average Councillor Salary
$118,323
+4.4% from 2025($4,970)

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.

Pecuniary Interests

30 councillors, 714 interests declared

Current Elected Members

Leadership

Andrew Little

Mayor

$201,947/year

Ben McNulty

Deputy Mayor

Takapū/Northern Ward

Councillors(avg. $118,323/year)

John Apanowicz

Past Council Terms

2022-2025

Tory Whanau

Mayor

Timothy (Tim) Brown

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward

Nīkau Wi-Neera

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward

2019-2022

Andy Foster

Mayor

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 →

Nīkau Wi Neera
Jonny Osborne

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward

Karl Tiefenbacher

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward

Sam O'Brien

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward

Laurie Foon

Paekawakawa/Southern Ward

Nureddin Abdurahman

Paekawakawa/Southern Ward

Afnan Al-Rubayee

Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward

Geordie Rogers

Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward

Nicola Young

Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward

Andrea Compton

Takapū/Northern Ward

Tony Randle

Takapū/Northern Ward

Matthew Reweti

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward

Diane Calvert

Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward

Ray Chung

Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward

Rebecca Matthews

Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward

Sarah Free

Deputy Mayor

Sean Rush

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward

Teri O'Neill

Motukairangi/Eastern Ward

Fleur Fitzsimons

Paekawakawa/Southern Ward

Iona Pannett

Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward

Tamatha Paul

Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward

Jenny Condie

Takapū/Northern Ward

Jill Day

Takapū/Northern Ward

Simon Woolf

Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward

2019-2021

Malcolm Sparrow

Takapū/Northern Ward