Greater Wellington Regional Council
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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.[1] It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink, environmental and flood protection, and the region's water supply.[2] As of 2023, it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.[3]
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,[4] before taking its current form with the local government reforms of 1989.[5]
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.[6]
Council members
The governing body of the regional council is made up of 13 councillors, representing six constituencies:[7]
- 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.[8]
As of the 2022 local elections the regional councillors are:[9]
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| Name | Portrait | Position | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Daran Ponter | File:Daran Ponter.jpg | Chairperson | Pōneke/Wellington |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Adrienne Staples | File:Adrienne Staples.jpg | Deputy Chairperson | Wairarapa |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Simon Woolf | File:Simon Woolf.jpg | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Yadana Saw | File:Yadana Saw.jpg | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Thomas Nash | File:Thomas Nash.jpg | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | David Lee | File:David Lee (Greater Wellington regional councillor).jpg | Councillor | Pōneke/Wellington |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | David Bassett | File:David Bassett.jpg | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Ken Laban | File:Ken Laban.jpg | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Quentin Duthie | File:Quentin Duthie.jpg | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Ros Connelly | File:Ros Connelly.jpg | Councillor | Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Chris Kirk-Burnnand | File:Chris Kirk-Burnnand.jpg | Councillor | Porirua-Tawa |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Hikitia Ropata | File:Hikitia Ropata.jpg | Councillor | Porirua-Tawa |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Penny Gaylor | File:Penny Gaylor.jpg | Councillor | Kāpiti Coast |
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Chairs
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Kemp[10] | 1980 | 1986 | Tawa | |
| 2 | Stuart Macaskill[11] | 1986 | 2001 | Upper Hutt | |
| 3 | Margaret Shields[12] | File:Margaret Shields DCNZM (cropped).jpg | 2001 | 2004 | Porirua |
| 4 | Ian Buchanan[13][14] | 2004 | 2007 | Wairarapa | |
| 5 | Fran Wilde[15] | File:Fran Wilde 2017.jpg | 2007 | 2015 | Wellington City |
| 6 | Chris Laidlaw[16] | File:Chris Laidlaw.jpg | 2015 | 2019 | Wellington City |
| 7 | Daran Ponter[17] | File:Daran Ponter.jpg | 2019 | present | Wellington City |
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Regional parks
The council administers several regional parks.[18]
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- 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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