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Greater Wellington Regional Council
Regional council in New Zealand
Regional council in New Zealand
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Greater Wellington Regional Council | |||
| native_name | Te Pane Matua Taiao | |||
| logo | Greater Wellington Regional Council logo.svg | |||
| logo_res | 200px | |||
| foundation | 1980/1989 | |||
| house_type | Regional council | |||
| jurisdiction | Wellington RegionGreater Wellington | |||
| leader1_type | Chair | |||
| leader1 | Daran Ponter | |||
| party1 | Labour | |||
| leader2_type | Deputy Chair | |||
| leader2 | Adrienne Staples | |||
| leader3_type | Chief Executive Officer | |||
| leader3 | Nigel Corry | |||
| members | 13 | |||
| political_groups1 | * Labour (2) | |||
| * | border | darkgray}} Green (2) | ||
| * {{Color box | {{New Zealand local body group colour | party | ACT Local}} | border=darkgray}} ACT Local (1) |
| * | border | darkgray}} Independent (8) | ||
| voting_system1 | STV | |||
| last_election1 | 11 October 2025 | |||
| next_election1 | 2028 | |||
| meeting_place | 100 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington | |||
| 1056 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt | ||||
| 34 Chapel Street, Masterton | ||||
| website | gw.govt.nz |
- Green (2)
- ACT Local (1)
- Independent (8)
1056 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt 34 Chapel Street, Masterton 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. 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. The council adopted the promotional name "Greater Wellington" in 2003.
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 2025 Greater Wellington Regional Council election, the regional councillors are:
;Key
| Name | Portrait | Position | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Labour Party}}" | Daran Ponter | [[File:Daran Ponter.jpg | 80px]] | Chairperson | |
| Independent politician}}" | Adrienne Staples | [[File:Adrienne Staples.jpg | 80px]] | Deputy Chairperson | |
| Independent politician}}" | Simon Woolf | [[File:Simon Woolf.jpg | 80px]] | Councillor | |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}" | Yadana Saw | [[File:Yadana Saw.jpg | 80px]] | Councillor | |
| New Zealand Labour Party}}" | Tom James | Councillor | |||
| Independent politician}}" | Sarah Free | Councillor | |||
| Independent politician}}" | Gabriel Tupou | Councillor | |||
| party=ACT Local}}" | Nigel Elder | Councillor | |||
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand}}" | Quentin Duthie | [[File:Quentin Duthie.jpg | 80px]] | Councillor | |
| Independent politician}}" | Ros Connelly | [[File:Ros Connelly.jpg | 80px]] | Councillor | |
| Independent politician}}" | Phil Rhodes | Councillor | |||
| Independent politician}}" | Claire Johnstone | Councillor | |||
| Independent politician}}" | Penny Gaylor | [[File:Penny Gaylor.jpg | 80px]] | Councillor |
Chairs
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Kemp | 1980 | 1986 | ||
| 2 | Stuart Macaskill | 1986 | 2001 | ||
| 3 | Margaret Shields | [[File:Margaret Shields DCNZM (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | 2001 | 2004 |
| 4 | Ian Buchanan | 2004 | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Fran Wilde | [[File:Fran Wilde 2017.jpg | 80px]] | 2007 | 2015 |
| 6 | Chris Laidlaw | [[File:Chris Laidlaw.jpg | 80px]] | 2015 | 2019 |
| 7 | Daran Ponter | [[File:Daran Ponter.jpg | 80px]] | 2019 | present |
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
References
References
- "Your Council {{!}} Tō Kaunihera".
- "Meet the Councillors".
- https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360870388/adrienne-staples-re-elected-gwrc-deputy-chair
- "Executive Leadership Team".
- "Office locations".
- "Legal notices". Greater Wellington Regional Council.
- (2021). "Long Term Plan". Greater Wellington Regional Council.
- (1 June 2023). "Centreport Limited (410682) Registered".
- "Parks Network Plan July 2011". Greater Wellington Regional Council.
- "Story: Wellington region {{!}} Government".
- (16 October 2024). "Our history". Greater Wellington Regional Council.
- 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.
- (26 October 2023). "Greater Wellington Regional Council approves Māori Constituency for 2025".
- (18 October 2025). "Greater Wellington Regional Council 2025 Triennial Elections DECLARATION OF RESULT". [[Greater Wellington Regional Council]].
- "Mervyn Kemp". Wellington City Libraries Te Matapihi Ki Te Ao Nui.
- "Macaskill, Stuart Alisdair". Upper Hutt City Library.
- (3 June 2013). "Women's champion Margaret Shields dies". [[Stuff (website).
- "Buchanan to chair regional council". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
- "Buchanan upset at being dumped". The Dominion Post.
- "Fran Wilde". NZHistory, New Zealand history online.
- (25 October 2016). "Chris Laidlaw chosen as chairman of Greater Wellington Regional Council". [[Stuff (website).
- (30 October 2019). "Analysis: New Wellington regional council chair romps in". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
- "Wellington Regional Parks". Greater Wellington Regional Council.
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