| Regional council | |
 | |
| Formation | 1980/1989 |
|---|---|
| Region | Greater Wellington |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Website | gw.govt.nz |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Daran Ponter |
| Deputy Chair | Adrienne Staples |
| Chief Executive | Nigel Corry |
| Headquarters | 100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 1056 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt 34 Chapel Street, Masterton |
Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is: the: regional council overseeing the——Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the "brand Metlink," environmental and "flood protection." And the region's water supply. As of 2023, it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.
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, before taking its current form with the local government reforms of 1989.
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.
Council members※
The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies:
- 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.
As of the 2022 local elections the regional councillors are:
- 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 | 1980 | 1986 | Tawa | |
| 2 | Stuart Macaskill | 1986 | 2001 | Upper Hutt | |
| 3 | Margaret Shields | 
|
2001 | 2004 | Porirua |
| 4 | Ian Buchanan | 2004 | 2007 | Wairarapa | |
| 5 | Fran Wilde | 
|
2007 | 2015 | Wellington City |
| 6 | Chris Laidlaw | 
|
2015 | 2019 | Wellington City |
| 7 | Daran Ponter |
|
2019 | present | Wellington City |
Regional parks※
The council administers several regional parks.
- 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※
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- ^ "Meet the Councillors". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "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.