Local Government Members (2024/25) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2025
Local Government Members (2024/25) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2025: revoked, on 1 July 2025, pursuant to clause 17 of the Local Government Elected Members (2025/26) Determination 2025 (SL 2025/140).
Version as at 1 July 2025
Local Government Members (2024/25) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2025
(SL 2025/76)
Local Government Members (2024/25) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2025: revoked, on 1 July 2025, pursuant to clause 17 of the Local Government Elected Members (2025/26) Determination 2025 (SL 2025/140).
Note
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This determination (to which is appended an explanatory memorandum) is made by the Remuneration Authority under the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 and clause 6 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, after having regard to the matters specified in clause 7 of that schedule.
Determination
1 Title
This determination is the Local Government Members (2024/25) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2025.
2 Commencement
(1)
Clause 4(1) is deemed to have come into force on 28 March 2025.
(2)
Clause 4(2) is deemed to have come into force on 21 March 2025.
(3)
Clause 4(3) is deemed to have come into force on 28 November 2024.
(4)
Clause 4(4) is deemed to have come into force on 8 March 2025.
(5)
Clause 4(5) is deemed to have come into force on 27 February 2025.
3 Principal determination
This determination amends the Local Government Members (2024/25) Determination 2024.
4 Schedule amended
(1)
In the Schedule, Part 2, replace the item relating to Gisborne District Council with:
Gisborne District Council
| Office | Annual remuneration ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 163,917 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 77,874 | |
| Chairperson Operations—Infrastructure | 66,749 | |
| Chairperson Operations—Environment and Communities | 66,749 | |
| Chairperson Regional Transport | 61,187 | |
| Chairperson Wastewater Management | 58,406 | |
| Chairperson Bylaw Submissions Hearing Panel | 61,187 | |
| Councillor with no additional responsibilities | 55,625 | |
| Councillor (minimum allowable remuneration) | 43,150 |
(2)
In the Schedule, Part 2, replace the item relating to Hamilton City Council with:
Hamilton City Council
| Office | Annual remuneration ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 187,007 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 122,103 | |
| Chair (4) | 111,187 | |
| Deputy Chair (4) | 97,686 | |
| Regulatory Chair, Hearings Panel Chair, Economic Development Deputy Chair (3) | 95,789 | |
| Councillor with no additional responsibilities | 89,000 | |
| Councillor (minimum allowable remuneration) | 83,264 |
(3)
In the Schedule, Part 2, replace the item relating to Horowhenua District Council with:
Horowhenua District Council
| Office | Annual remuneration ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 146,627 | |
| Deputy Mayor and Chair Hearings and Regulatory Committee | 73,789 | |
| Chair—Risk and Assurance Committee, Chair—District Plan Steering Group | 56,427 | |
| Chair—Community Funding and Recognition Committee | 52,086 | |
| Chair—Capital Projects Delivery Steering Group | 47,746 | |
| Councillor with no additional responsibilities | 43,405 | |
| Councillor (minimum allowable remuneration) | 34,703 |
(4)
In the Schedule, Part 2, replace the item relating to Taupo District Council with:
Taupo District Council
| Office | Annual remuneration ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 148,400 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 69,256 | |
| Chair—Kinloch Representative Group and Performance Monitoring Group | 53,048 | |
| Chair—Taupō Reserves and Roading Committee | 53,048 | |
| Chair—Mangakino-Pouakani Representative Group | 48,995 | |
| Chair—Taupō East Rural Representative Group | 48,995 | |
| Chair—Tongariro Representative Group | 48,995 | |
| Councillor with no additional responsibilities | 44,943 | |
| Councillor (minimum allowable remuneration) | 40,442 |
(5)
In the Schedule, Part 2, replace the item relating to Waipa District Council with:
Waipa District Council
| Office | Annual remuneration ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 150,770 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 58,341 | |
| Committee Chair and Councillor appointed to Community Board | 62,508 | |
| Committee Chair and Deputy Chair (Quarterly Committee) | 56,257 | |
| Councillor appointed to Community Board (3) | 50,006 | |
| Deputy Committee Chair (2 Committees) | 50,006 | |
| Councillor with iwi portfolio responsibility | 50,006 | |
| Deputy Committee Chair | 45,839 | |
| Deputy Committee Chair (Quarterly Committee) | 43,755 | |
| Committee Chair (Quarterly Committee) | 47,923 | |
| Councillor (minimum allowable remuneration) | 37,884 |
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of April 2025.
Geoff Summers,
Chairperson.
Dallas Welch,
Member.
Vern Walsh,
Member.
Explanatory memorandum
This memorandum is not part of the determination but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This determination amends the Local Government Members (2024/25) Determination 2024.
The amendments relating to Gisborne District Council are deemed to have come into force on 28 March 2025. The amendments reflect the changes, which were approved by the Remuneration Authority (the Authority), that the Council made to its elected members’ remuneration following the resignation of a councillor. The Council had resolved not to fill the vacancy, as provided under section 117(3)(b) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, and to reallocate the amount not being paid as a result of the vacancy among its remaining councillors.
The amendments relating to Hamilton City Council are deemed to have come into force on 21 March 2025. Those amendments reflect the changes that the Council made to its governance structure following the resignation of one of its councillors. The Council has resolved not to fill the vacancy and to reallocate the amount not being paid as a result of the vacancy among its remaining councillors. The remuneration amounts as shown in the determination were approved by the Authority.
The amendments relating to Horowhenua District Council are deemed to have come into force on 28 November 2024. Those amendments reflect the changes that the Council made to its councillors’ remuneration, as approved by the Authority, due to the resignation of a councillor. The Council resolved not to fill the extraordinary vacancy created by the resignation.
The amendments relating to Taupo District Council are deemed to have come into force on 8 March 2025. The resignation of a councillor has created a vacancy on the Council, which the Council has decided not to fill before the October 2025 local elections. Accordingly, the Council resolved to reallocate its governance remuneration pool, as approved by the Authority, among its remaining councillors.
The amendments relating to Waipa District Council are deemed to have come into force on 27 February 2025. Those amendments reflect the changes that the Mayor made to the Council’s Committee Chair and Deputy Committee Chair roles, which altered the allocation of their responsibilities and saw a reallocation, as approved by the Authority, of the Council’s governance remuneration pool among the various role holders.
Date of notification in Gazette: 1 May 2025.
Notes
1 General
This is a consolidation of the Local Government Members (2024/25) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2025 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.
2 Legal status
A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.
Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.
3 Editorial and format changes
The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.
4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation
Local Government Elected Members (2025/26) Determination 2025 (SL 2025/140): clause 17