Council Chief Executive Rich List
| Council | CEO | 2022/2023 Remuneration* | Annual Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast Regional Council | Daryl Lew | Not Available | Not Available | Not Publicly available |
| Auckland Council | Phil Wilson | $648,900 | $6,115 |
Source,page 101 |
| Otago Regional Council | Dr Pim Borren | $595,924 | ($40,460) |
Source, page 148 |
| Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Bill Bayfield | $584,000 | $253,415 |
Source, Page 125 |
| Christchurch City Council | Dawn Baxendale | $543,943 | $17,094 |
Source, page 345 |
| Tauranga City Council | Marty Grenfell | $537,024 | $11,963 |
Source, page 262 |
| Wellington City Council | Barbara McKerrow | $513,970 | $46,216 |
source, page 113 |
| Far North District Council | Guy Holroyd | $511,000 | $80,300 |
Source, Page 99 |
| Dunedin City Council | Sandy Graham | $449,758 | $31,678 |
Source, Page 87 |
| Environment Canterbury | Stefanie Rixecker | $438,416 | $18,514 |
Source, page 120 |
| Selwyn District Council | Sharon Mason | $435,847 | $70,988 |
Source, page 95 |
| Greater Wellington Regional Council | Nigel Corry | $433,493 | ($42,601) |
Source, page 160 |
| Bay of Plenty Regional Council | Fiona McTavish | $430,137 | $27,265 |
Source, page 161 |
| Timaru District Council | Bede Carren | $423,225 | $55,465 |
Source, Page 136 |
| Hutt City Council | Jo Miller | $422,163 | $8,113 |
Source, Page 136 |
| Hastings District Council | To'osavili Nigel Bickle | $421,474 | $12,414 |
Source, page 116 |
| Rotorua District Council | Geoff Williams | $416,031 | $23,300 |
Source, page 152 |
| Waikato District Council | Gavin Ion | $416,000 | $50,738 |
Source, page 123 |
| Napier City Council | Louise Miller | $408,532 | $47,532 |
Source, page 142 |
| Hamilton City Council | Lance Vervoort | $400,972 | ($12,843) |
Source, Page 190 |
| Gisborne District Council | Nedine Thatcher Swann | $399,767 | $30,660 |
Source, Page 191 |
| Central Otago District Council | Peter Kelly | $393,754 | $57,115 |
Source, Page 172 |
| Porirua City Council | Wendy Walker | $388,505 | $5,369 |
Source, Page 118 |
| Nelson City Council | Nigel Philpott | $387,912 | $15,230 |
Source, Page 172 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District Council | Mike Theelen | $383,814 | $7,525 |
Source |
| Palmerston North City | Waid Crockett | $381,838 | ($153,237) |
Source, Page 186 |
| Horizons Regional Council | Michael McCartney | $380,000 | $0 |
Source, Page 97 |
| Waikato Regional Council | Chris McLay | $378,566 | $20,080 |
Source, Page 123 |
| Tasman District Council | Leonie Rae | $375,000 | $48,000 |
Source, page 201 |
| Matamata-Piako District Council | Don McLeod | $374,997 | $23,910 |
Source, Page 31 |
| Waipa District Council | Garry Dyet JP | $363,604 | $4,920 |
Source, Page 49 |
| Thames-Coromandel District Council | Aileen Lawrie | $362,500 | ($61,418) |
Source, Page 74 |
| Whangarei District Council | Simon Weston | $361,915 | ($166,741) |
Source, Page 167 |
| Marlborough District Council | John Boswell | $361,000 | $2,000 |
Source, Page 141 |
| Waimakariri District Council | Jeff Millward | $359,235 | ($64,683) |
Source, Page 153 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District Council | John Hollyoake | $356,412 | $29,588 |
Source, Page 153 |
| Ashburton District Council | Hamish Riach | $356,000 | $19,000 |
Source, Page 211 |
| Manawatu District Council | Shayne Harris | $350,687 | $10,540 |
Source, Page 156 |
| Whanganui District Council | David Langford | $348,789 | ($53,885) |
Source, Page 193 |
| Taupo District Council | Julie Gardyne | $347,587 | ($24,229) |
Source, Page 109 |
| Horowhenua District Council | Monique Davidson | $344,600 | ($324,350) |
Source, Page 219 |
| Kaipara District Council | Jason Marris | $343,535 | $19,780 |
Source, Page 74 |
| South Taranaki District Council | Fiona Aitken | $341,837 | ($2,152) |
Source, Page 153 |
| New Plymouth District Council | Gareth Green | $341,356 | ($65,134) |
Source, page 90 |
| Waitaki District Council | Alex Parmley | $341,065 | $29,428 |
Source, Page 133 |
| Northland Regional Council | Jonathan Gibbard | $334,661 | -$6374 |
Source, Page 81 |
| Southland District Council | Cameron Mclntosh | $333,598 | $19,198 |
Source, Page 177 |
| Invercargill City Council | CV Hadley | $327,375 | ($52,349) |
Source, Page 180 |
| Ruapehu District Council | Clive Manley | $325,367 | $21,568 |
Source, Page 49 |
| Environment Southland | Wilma Falconer | $324,617 | ($58,415) |
Source, Page 93 |
| Hauraki District Council | Langley Cavers | $322,000 | $6,400 |
Source, Page 115 |
| Upper Hutt City Council | Kate Thomspon | $321,694 | $10,894 |
Source, Page 123 |
| Masterton District Council | David Hopman | $317,277 | $64,917 |
Source, Page 131 |
| Whakatane District Council | Steph O'Sullivan | $317,099 | $1,208 |
Source, Page 151 |
| Opotiki District Council | Stace Lewer | 315,211 | $49,509 |
Source Page,155 |
| Taranaki Regional Council | Steve Ruru | $312,671 | ($21,329) |
Source, Page 106 |
| Kapiti Coast District Council | Darren Edwards | $310,000 | ($18,500) |
Source, Page 149 |
| South Waikato District Council | Susan Law | $305,000 | $30,000 |
Source, Page 126 |
| Hurunui District Council | Hamish Dobbie | $300,314 | ($595) |
Source, Page 74 |
| Gore District Council | Deborah Lascelles | $300,101 | $9,966 |
Source, Page 85 |
| Rangitikei District Council | Kevin Ross | $299,956 | $8,261 |
Source, Page 92 |
| Clutha District Council | Steve Hill | $282,250 | $5,390 |
Source, Page 59 |
| Waitomo District Council | Ben Smit | $277,770 | ($614) |
Source, Page 111 |
| Otorohanga District Council | Tayna Winter | $272,000 | $10,000 |
Source, Page 25 |
| Tararua District Council | Bryan Nicholson | $270,000 | $22,000 |
Source, Page 187 |
| Waimate District Council | Stuart Duncan | $265,000 | $7,000 |
Source, Page 57 |
| Westland District Council | Simon Bastion | $262,302 | $9,630 |
Source, Page 110 |
| Grey District Council | Paul Morris | $261,569 | $23,138 |
Source, Page 105 |
| Buller District Council | Sharon Mason | $260,100 | $11,795 |
Source |
| Stratford District Council | Svenne Harris | $257,000 | $14,098 |
Source, Page 123 |
| South Wairarapa | Harry Wilson | $250,000 | $0 |
Source, Page 43 |
| Mackenzie District Council | Angela Oosthuizen | $249,000 | ($139,000) |
Source, Page 124 |
| Kaikoura District Council | Will Doughty | $238,963 | $0 |
Source, Page 126 |
| Wairoa District Council | Kitea Tipuna | $237,175 | ($107,035) |
Source, Page 61 |
| Central Hawke’s Bay District Council | Doug Tate | $230,400 | $0 |
Source, Page 98 |
| Kawerau District Council | Morgan Godfery | $222,362 | ($8) |
Source, page 49 |
| Carterton District Council | Geoff Hamilton | $220,000 | ($1,278) |
Source, Page 60 |
| Chatham Islands Council | Owen Pickles | $219,382 | $12,311 |
Source, Page 45 |
Notes:
-> *Remuneration is for the 2022/23 Financial Year. Some of the CEOs in this report are no longer in their respective roles.
-> For those CEOs started their role partway through the financial year, their salaries were annualised based on the number of days they worked from the start date to the end of the financial year.
-> Some councils had multiple CEOs or acting/interim CEOs in the same year. In those instances, only the salary of the most recent CEO is used.
-> Queries relating to methodology should be directed to [email protected]
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