Following the local government elections in October 2022, a council of fully-elected members took office. The council is a statutory body made up of 13 regional councillors, representing six constituencies.

 To contact all councillors, email councillors@gw.govt.nz

 

 

Daran Ponter - Council Chair

Constituency | Pōneke/Wellington


Mobile: 027 454 0689
Email: daran.ponter@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Long Term Plan Committee

Adrienne Staples - Deputy Council Chair

Constituency | Wairarapa


Mobile: 027 446 8060
Email: adrienne.staples@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Regional Transport Committee
Wairarapa Committee

David Bassett JP

Constituency | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt


Mobile: 021 135 9391
Email: david.bassett@gw.govt.nz

 

Ros Connelly

Constituency | Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta/Upper Hutt


Mobile: 027 733 5076
Email: ros.connelly@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River Valley Subcommittee

Quentin Duthie

Constituency | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt


Mobile: 021 337 262
Email: quentin.duthie@gw.govt.nz

Penny Gaylor

Constituency | Kāpiti Coast


Mobile: 027 664 8869
Email: penny.gaylor@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Environment Committee
Climate Committee

Chris Kirk-Burnnand MNZM

Constituency | Porirua-Tawa


Mobile: 021 658 237
Email: chris.kb@gw.govt.nz

Chair

WRC Holdings and subsidiaries

Ken Laban

Constituency | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai/Lower Hutt


Mobile: 029 200 0044
Email: ken.laban@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Chief Executive Employment Review Committee

David Lee

Constituency | Pōneke/Wellington


Mobile: 021 220 2537
Email: david.lee@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Te Upoko Taiao - Natural Resources Plan Committee

Thomas Nash

Constituency | Pōneke/Wellington


Mobile: 029 123 1536
Email: thomas.nash@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Transport Committee

Hikitia Ropata

Constituency | Porirua-Tawa


Mobile: 021 245 0060
Email: hikitia.ropata@gw.govt.nz

Committee Chair

Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti

Yadana Saw

Constituency | Pōneke/Wellington


Mobile: 027 492 3262
Email: yadana.saw@gw.govt.nz

 

Simon Woolf

Constituency | Pōneke/Wellington


Mobile: 027 501 6789
Email: simon.woolf@gw.govt.nz

Read the register of interests for these councillors

Updated June 22, 2023 at 10:37 AM

Get in touch

Phone:
0800496734
Email:
info@gw.govt.nz