Napier City Council

Napier City Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Ahuriri) is the territorial authority of Napier, a city in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island.

Napier City Council Te Kaunihera o Ahuriri
Territorial authority
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Established	March 18, 1950 (1950-03-18), 75 years ago
Preceded by	Napier Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor	Kirsten Wise
Deputy mayor	Annette Brosnan
CEO	Louise Miller
Structure
Seats	13 seats (1 mayor, 12 ward seats)
Political groups	Independent (11)[a]   Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea (2)
Length of term	3 years, renewable
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	8 October 2022
Next election	11 October 2025
Meeting place
House Dunvegan in Napier CBD, temporary main office
Website
Napier.govt.nz

Council wards (markers show councillors)

The council covers the urban and suburban areas of the city, including Central Napier, Bay View, Onekawa, Ahuriri, Taradale, and Meeanee, amongst others. The council is the successor of the former borough council; Napier was proclaimed a city in 1950.

The council is led by the mayor of Napier, who is currently Kirsten Wise.

Composition

Napier City Council is made up of one mayor and 13 councillors, representing four wards.

Current Council^[1]

Ward	Councillor	Affiliation	First elected
Mayor	Kirsten Wise	Independent	2019
Ahuriri	Hayley Browne	None	2019
	Keith Price	None	2007
Onekawa–Tamatea	Richard McGrath	Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea	2013
	Annette Brosnan	Working together for Onekawa/Tamatea	2013
Nelson Park	Greg Mawson	Working with you, for you	2019
	Maxine Boag	Supporting the community	2007
	Sally Crown	Capable-Collaborative-Community minded	2019
	Juliet Greig	None	2022
Taradale	Graeme Taylor	Team Taradale	2013
	Nigel Simpson	Independent	2019
	Ronda Chrystal	Independent	2019
	Chad Tareha	None	2022

Committees

Standing committees

Napier City Council has four standing committees, made up of the 13 elected councillors:^[2]

• Napier People and Places Committee
• Prosperous Napier Committee
• Sustainable Napier Committee
• Future Napier Committee

Specialist committees

The council also has several specialist committees:^[2]

• Māori Committee, consisting of the mayor and five iwi representatives
• Hearings Committee, consisting of five councillors
• Audit and Risk Committee, consisting of five councillors and two external independent appointee
• Chief Executive Contract Committee, consisting of five councillors
• District Licensing Committee, consisting of an external commissioner and four list members

Advisory panels

The council has two sub-committees and advisory panels:^[2]

• Grants Sub-Committee, consisting of two councillors and four community representatives
• Arts Advisory Committee, consisting of one councilor and five arts representatives

Joint committees

The council also participates in several joint committees:^[2]

• Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy Joint Committee
• Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Joint Committee
• Hawke’s Bay Drinking Water Joint Committee
• Hawke’s Bay Regional Transport Committee
• Heretaunga Plains Urban Development Strategy Implementation Working Party
• Joint Alcohol Strategy Advisory Group
• Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
• Omarunui Joint Refuse Landfill Committee
• Regional Cycling Governance Group
• Te Komiti Muriwai o Te Whanga

Council Controlled Organisations

The council is involved in three council-controlled organisations:^[2]

• Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust
• Omarunui Landfill
• Hawke's Bay Airport

Notes

1. includes councillors that had unique and non-notable affiliations