| Regional council | |
 | |
| Formation | 1980/1989 |
|---|---|
| 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]
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Council members
The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies:[11]
- Pōneke/Wellington – 5 councillors
- Kāpiti Coast – 1
- Porirua-Tawa – 2
- Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt – 3
- Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt – 1
- Wairarapa – 1
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]
- Key
Labour Green Independent Connecting Wellington
| Name | Portrait | Position | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Chairs
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regional parks
The council administers several regional parks.[22]
- Akatarawa Forest
- Baring Head/Orua-pouanui
- Battle Hill Farm Forest Park
- Belmont Regional Park
- East Harbour Regional Park
- Hutt River Trail
- Hutt Water Collection Area
- Kaitoke Regional Park
- Pakuratahi Forest
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour
- Wainuiomata Recreation Area
- Wainuiomata Water Collection Area
- Wairarapa Moana Wetlands
- Wellington Harbour
- Whitireia Park
See also
- Manawatū-Whanganui Regional council - neighbouring regional council
- Territorial authorities within the Greater Wellington region:
References
- ^ "Your Council | Tō Kaunihera". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Meet the Councillors". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Executive Leadership Team". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Office locations". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Legal notices". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Long Term Plan" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Centreport Limited (410682) Registered". New Zealand Companies Office. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Parks Network Plan July 2011" (PDF). www.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Story: Wellington region | Government". Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Michael Forbes and Caleb Harris (9 June 2015). "Wellington super-city scrapped due to lack of public support". The Dominion-Post.
- ^ "Council and Councillors". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Greater Wellington Regional Council approves Māori Constituency for 2025". RNZ. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "2022 Triennial Elections | DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). elections.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Mervyn Kemp". www.wcl.govt.nz. Wellington City Libraries Te Matapihi Ki Te Ao Nui. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Macaskill, Stuart Alisdair". uhcl.recollect.co.nz. Upper Hutt City Library. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ SCHOUTEN, HANK (3 June 2013). "Women's champion Margaret Shields dies". Stuff. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Buchanan to chair regional council". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Buchanan upset at being dumped". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Fran Wilde". nzhistory.govt.nz. NZHistory, New Zealand history online. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Nicoll, Jared (25 October 2016). "Chris Laidlaw chosen as chairman of Greater Wellington Regional Council". Stuff. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Analysis: New Wellington regional council chair romps in". NZ Herald. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Wellington Regional Parks". gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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