Regional council | |
Formation | 1980/1989 |
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Region | Greater Wellington |
Country | New Zealand |
Website | gw.govt.nz |
Leadership | |
Chair | Daran Ponter [2] |
Deputy Chair | Adrienne Staples [2] |
Chief Executive | Nigel Corry [3] |
Headquarters | 100
Cuba Street,
Te Aro, Wellington 1056 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt 34 Chapel Street, Masterton [4] |
Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. [5] It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink, environmental and flood protection, and the region's water supply. [6] As of 2023, it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding. [7]
The Wellington Regional Council was first formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the functions of the Wellington Regional Planning Authority with those of the Wellington Regional Water Board, [8] before taking its current form with the local government reforms of 1989. [9]
A proposal made in 2013 that nine territorial authorities amalgamate to form a single supercity met substantial local opposition and was abandoned in June 2015. [10]
The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies: [11]
In October 2023, the council voted to also establish a Māori constituency for the 2025 local elections. [12]
As of the 2022 local elections the regional councillors are: [13]
Labour Green Independent Connecting Wellington
Name | Portrait | Position | Constituency | |
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Daran Ponter | Chairperson | Pōneke/Wellington | ||
Adrienne Staples | Deputy Chairperson | Wairarapa | ||
Simon Woolf | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington | ||
Yadana Saw | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington | ||
Thomas Nash | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington | ||
David Lee | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington | ||
David Bassett | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | ||
Ken Laban | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | ||
Quentin Duthie | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt | ||
Ros Connelly | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt | ||
Chris Kirk-Burnnand | Councillor | Porirua-Tawa | ||
Hikitia Ropata | Councillor | Porirua-Tawa | ||
Penny Gaylor | Councillor | Kāpiti Coast |
No. | Name | Portrait | Term | Constituency | |
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1 | Mervyn Kemp [14] | 1980 | 1986 | Tawa | |
2 | Stuart Macaskill [15] | 1986 | 2001 | Upper Hutt | |
3 | Margaret Shields [16] | 2001 | 2004 | Kāpiti Coast | |
4 | Ian Buchanan [17] [18] | 2004 | 2007 | Wairarapa | |
5 | Fran Wilde [19] | 2007 | 2015 | Wellington City | |
6 | Chris Laidlaw [20] | 2015 | 2019 | Wellington City | |
7 | Daran Ponter [21] | 2019 | present | Wellington City |
The council administers several regional parks. [22]