| 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 |
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