Council Chief Executive 2023-24 Renumeration* Annual Change Source
Grey District Council Paul Pretorius/Paul Morris $364,005.00 $102,436.00 Source, page 108
Tasman District Council Leonie Rae/Janine Dowding $392,000.00 $17,000.00 Source, page 226
Chatham Islands Council Paul Eagle/Owen Pickles $338,876.00 $119,494.00 Source, page 45
Central Otago District Council Peter Kelly/Louise van der Voort $302,367.00 $91,387.00 Source, page 167
Carterton District Council Geoff Hamilton $229,138.00 $338.00 Source, page 57
Kawerau District Council Morgan Godfery/Russell George/Chris Marjoribanks $233,360.00 $4,327.00 Source, page 49
West Coast Regional Council Darryl Lew $247,620.00 $158,245.00 Source, page 94
Wairoa District Council Kitea Tipuna $253,522.00 $16,347.00 Source, page 64
Stratford District Council Sven Hanne $257,500.00 $0.00 Source, page 121
Kaikoura District Council Will Doughty $259,809.00 $12,963.00 Source, page 129
Buller District Council Steve Gibling/Simon Pickford/Sean Judd $288,120.09 $68,220.42 Source
Mackenzie District Council Angela Oosthuizen $266,000.00 $17,000.00 Source, page 118
Opotiki District Council Stace Lewer $267,563.00 $47,648.00 Source, page 142
Waimate District Council Stuart Duncan $277,000.00 $12,000.00 Source, page 63
Christchurch City Council Mary Richardson/Dawn Baxdendale $1,027,696.00 $483,753.00 Source, page 354
Central Hawke's Bay District Council Doug Tate $283,729.00 $28,719.00 Source, page 96
Waitomo District Council Ben Smit $288,070.00 $10,300.00 Source, page 112
Otorohanga District Council Tanya Winter $290,000.00 $18,000.00 Source, page 25
Tararua District Council Bryan Nicholson $293,000.00 $23,000.00 Source, page 183
Rangitikei District Council Kevin Ross/Peter Beggs $300,119.00 $163.00 Source, page 92
South Wairarapa District Council Janice Smith/Paul Gardner $300,140.00 $25,276.00 Source, page 47
Masterton District Council Kym Fell/Karen Yates $301,934.00 $15,343.00 Source, page 134
Kaipara District Council Jason Marris $311,505.00 $32,030.00 Source, page 70
South Waikato District Council Susan Law $315,000.00 $10,000.00 Source, page 111
Selwyn District Council Sharon Mason $315,333.00 $120,514.00 Source, page 133
Hauraki District Council Langley Cavers $322,000.00 $0.00 Source, page 123
Clutha District Council Steve Hall $336,402.00 $37,605.00 Source, page 61
Whakatane District Council Steven Perdia/Steph O’Sullivan $337,242.44 $7,591.23 Source, page 130
Hurunui District Council Hamish Dobbie $338,749.00 $38,435.00 Source, page 74
Ruapehu District Council Clive Manley $338,847.00 $13,480.00 Source, page 52
Environment Southland Wilma Falconer $338,893.00 $14,276.00 Source, page 94
Hawke's Bay Regional Council Dr Nic Peet $343,400.00 $96,448.00 Source, page 130
South Taranaki District Council Fiona Aitken $345,984.00 $12,231.00 Source, page 129
Invercargill City Council Michael Day $356,882.00 $94,329.00 Source, page 189
Otago Regional Council Richard Saunders $357,328.00 $268,689.00 Source, page 148
Waitaki District Council Alex Parmley $358,547.00 $17,482.00 Source, page 122
Manawatu District Council Shayne Harris $359,875.00 $9,188.00 Source, page 164
Kapiti Coast District Council Darren Edwards $360,500.00 $32,000.00 Source, page 147
Nelson City Council Nigel Philpott $362,700.00 $25,212.00 Source, page 191
Far North District Council Guy Holroyd $365,000.00 $61,000.00 Source, page 110
Ashburton District Council Hamish Riach $369,000.00 $13,000.00 Source, page 211
Waimakariri District Council Jeff Millward $371,920.00 $100,525.00 Source, page 154
Taranaki Regional Council Steve Ruru $373,103.00 $20,482.00 Source, page 105
Taupo District Council Julie Gardyne $331,162.00 $110,740.00 Source, page 116
Horizons Regional Council Michael McCartney $376,000.00 $4,000.00 Source, page 102
Northland Regional Council Jonathan Gibbard $378,742.00 $64,212.00 Source, page 83
Southland District Council Cameron McIntosh $382,062.00 $48,464.00 Source, page 150
Whangarei District Council Simon Weston $382,325.00 $20,410.00 Source, page 166
Horowhenua District Council Monique Davidson $382,539.00 $37,939.00 Source, page 190
Napier City Council Louise Miller $384,000.00 $58,000.00 Source, page 137
Marlborough District Council Mark Wheeler $385,000.00 $24,000.00 Source, page 142
Waipa District Council Garry Dyet $389,495.00 $25,891.00 Source, page 49
Waikato Regional Council Chris McLay $392,529.00 $13,963.00 Source, page 79
New Plymouth District Council Gareth Green $392,995.00 $204,830.00 Source, page 94
Whanganui District Council David Langford $393,815.00 $45,026.00 Source, page 211
Matamata-Piako District Council Don McLeod $397,944.00 $22,947.00 Source, page 82
Palmerston North City Council Waid Crockett $398,829.00 $55,178.00 Source, page 184
Upper Hutt City Council Geoff Swainson/Kate Thomson $399,192.00 $77,498.00 Source, page 113
Thames-Coromandel District Council Aileen Lawrie $400,073.00 $37,573.00 Source, page 82
Western Bay of Plenty District Council John Holyoake $401,705.00 $11,664.00 Source, page 177
Porirua City Council Wendy Walker $405,284.00 $16,779.00 Source, page 118
Hamilton City Council Lance Vervoort $405,661.00 $4,689.00 Source, page 200
Gisborne District Council Nedine Thatcher Swann $411,746.00 $11,979.00 Source, page 183
Queenstown-Lakes District Council Mike Theelen $416,320.00 $32,316.00 Source, page 164
Waikato District Council Gavin Ion $422,655.00 $6,633.00 Source, page 159
Hutt City Council Jo Miller $435,746.00 $13,583.00 Source, page 149
Hastings District Council To’osavili Nigel Bickle $435,880.00 $14,406.00 Source, page 122
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Fiona McTavish $439,818.00 $9,681.00 Source, page 177
Greater Wellington Regional Council Nigel Corry $455,932.00 $22,439.00 Source, page 167
Environment Canterbury Regional Council Dr Stefanie Rixecker $479,206.00 $40,790.00 Source, page 99
Dunedin City Council Sandy Graham $483,652.00 $33,894.00 Source, page 106
Timaru District Council Nigel Trainor/Bede Carran $501,549.00 $78,324.00 Source, page 125
Westland District Council Scott Baxendale/Simon Bastion $550,457.00 $288,155.00 Source, page 112
Wellington City Council Barbara McKerrow $553,356.00 $39,386.00 Source, page 123
Tauranga City Council Marty Grenfell $623,658.00 $72,523.00 Source, page 271
Rotorua Lakes Council Andrew Moraes/Gina Rangi/Geoff Williams $695,961.00 $279,930.00 Source, page 152
Auckland Council Phil Wilson/Jim Stabback $735,935.00 $87,035.00 Source, page 95
Gore District Council Deborah Lascelles/Lornae Straith/Stephen Parry $771,588.00 $471,487.00 Source, page 87
The total Chief Executive remuneration for FY 2024 was used, as per councils’ annual reports. In some instances, councils had more than one Chief Executive (or acting/interim Chief Executive) during FY 2024, and the figures represent the total council expenditure on Chief Executive remuneration for the the year.
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