Greater Wellington Regional Council

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Greater Wellington Regional Council

Te Pane Matua Taiao [1]
Greater Wellington Regional Council logo.svg
Type
Type
History
Founded1980/1989
Leadership
Chair
Deputy Chair
Nigel Corry [3]
Structure
Seats13
Political groups
  •   Labour (1)
  •   Green (3)
  •   Independent (9)
Elections
STV
Last election
 8 October 2022
Next election
 11 October 2025
Meeting place
100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington
1056 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
34 Chapel Street, Masterton [4]
Website
gw.govt.nz

Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), 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]

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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] The council adopted the promotional name "Greater Wellington" in 2003. [10]

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. [11]

Council members

The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies: [12]

In October 2023, the council voted to also establish a Māori constituency for the 2025 local elections. [13]

As of the 2022 local elections the regional councillors are: [14]

Key

   Labour    Green    Independent   Connecting Wellington

NamePortraitPositionConstituency
Daran Ponter Daran Ponter.jpg ChairpersonPōneke/Wellington
Adrienne Staples Adrienne Staples.jpg Deputy ChairpersonWairarapa
Simon Woolf Simon Woolf.jpg CouncillorPōneke/Wellington
Yadana Saw Yadana Saw.jpg CouncillorPōneke/Wellington
Thomas Nash Thomas Nash.jpg CouncillorPōneke/Wellington
David Lee David Lee (Greater Wellington regional councillor).jpg CouncillorPōneke/Wellington
David Bassett David Bassett.jpg CouncillorTe Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt
Ken Laban Ken Laban.jpg CouncillorTe Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt
Quentin Duthie Quentin Duthie.jpg CouncillorTe Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt
Ros Connelly Ros Connelly.jpg CouncillorTe Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt
Chris Kirk-Burnnand Chris Kirk-Burnnand.jpg CouncillorPorirua-Tawa
Hikitia Ropata Hikitia Ropata.jpg CouncillorPorirua-Tawa
Penny Gaylor Penny Gaylor.jpg CouncillorKāpiti Coast

Chairs

No.NamePortraitTermConstituency
1 Mervyn Kemp [15] 19801986Tawa
2Stuart Macaskill [16] 19862001Upper Hutt
3 Margaret Shields [17] Margaret Shields DCNZM (cropped).jpg 20012004Porirua
4Ian Buchanan [18] [19] 20042007Wairarapa
5 Fran Wilde [20] Fran Wilde 2017.jpg 20072015Wellington City
6 Chris Laidlaw [21] Chris Laidlaw.jpg 20152019Wellington City
7 Daran Ponter [22] Daran Ponter.jpg 2019presentWellington City

Regional parks

The council administers several regional parks. [23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Your Council | Tō Kaunihera". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Meet the Councillors". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Executive Leadership Team". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Office locations". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Legal notices". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Long Term Plan" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Centreport Limited (410682) Registered". New Zealand Companies Office. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Story: Wellington region | Government". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Our history". Greater Wellington Regional Council. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Michael Forbes and Caleb Harris (9 June 2015). "Wellington super-city scrapped due to lack of public support". The Dominion-Post.
  12. ↑ "Council and Councillors". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Greater Wellington Regional Council approves Māori Constituency for 2025". RNZ . 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "2022 Triennial Elections | DECLARATION OF RESULT" (PDF). elections.gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Mervyn Kemp". www.wcl.govt.nz. Wellington City Libraries Te Matapihi Ki Te Ao Nui. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "Macaskill, Stuart Alisdair". uhcl.recollect.co.nz. Upper Hutt City Library. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  17. ↑ SCHOUTEN, HANK (3 June 2013). "Women's champion Margaret Shields dies". Stuff . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Buchanan to chair regional council". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Buchanan upset at being dumped". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  20. ↑ "Fran Wilde". nzhistory.govt.nz. NZHistory, New Zealand history online. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  21. ↑ Nicoll, Jared (25 October 2016). "Chris Laidlaw chosen as chairman of Greater Wellington Regional Council". Stuff . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "Analysis: New Wellington regional council chair romps in". The New Zealand Herald . 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  23. ↑ "Wellington Regional Parks". gw.govt.nz. Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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