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Governance structure

Find out which committees each councillor for Wellington City is a member of.

Council and committee membership

Council committee structure diagram (82KB PDF)

Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Council

Chair: Mayor Tory Whanau
Deputy Chair: Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon
Membership: Mayor and all councillors

Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Council meetings

Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural and Economic Committee

Chair: Councillor Teri O'Neill
Deputy Chair: Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman
Membership: Mayor, all councillors and two Tākai Here representatives (Pouiwi Liz Kelly and Holden Hohaia)

Kōrau Mātinitini | Social, Cultural and Economic Committee meetings

Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee

Chair: Councillor Nīkau Wi Neera
Deputy Chair: Councillor Nicola Young
Membership: Mayor Tory Whanau, Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon, Councillor Tim Brown, Pouiwi Holden Hohaia, Councillor Teri O'Neill

Pītau Pūmanawa | Grants Subcommittee meetings

Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee

Chair: Councillor Rebecca Matthews
Deputy Chair: Councillor John Apanowicz
Membership: Mayor, all councillors and two Tākai Here representatives (Pouiwi Liz Kelly and Holden Hohaia)

Kōrau Tōtōpū | Long-term Plan, Finance, and Performance Committee meetings

Kōrau Tūāpapa | Environment and Infrastructure Committee

Chair: Councillor Tim Brown
Deputy Chair: Councillor Rebecca Matthews
Membership: Mayor, all councillors and two Tākai Here representatives (Pouiwi Liz Kelly and Holden Hohaia)

Kōrau Tūāpapa Environment and Infrastructure Committee meetings

Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee

Chair: Councillor Sarah Free
Deputy Chair: Councillor Ben McNulty
Membership: Mayor Tory Whanau, Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman, Councillor Diane Calvert, Councillor Ray Chung, Councillor Geordie Rogers, Pouiwi Liz Kelly

Koata Hātepe | Regulatory Processes Committee meetings

Unaunahi Mahirahira | Audit and Risk Committee

Chair: Bruce Robertson (external appointee)
Deputy Chair: Councillor Tony Randle
Membership: Mayor Tory Whanau, Councillor John Apanowicz, Councillor Ray Chung, Councillor Iona Pannett, Pouiwi Liz Kelly

Unaunahi Mahirahira | Audit and Risk Committee meetings

Unaunahi Ngaio | Chief Executive Performance Review Committee

Chair: Mayor Tory Whanau
Deputy Chair: Deputy Mayor Laurie Foon
Membership: Councillor Rebecca Matthews, Councillor Teri O'Neill, Councillor Tim Brown

Unaunahi Ngaio | Chief Executive Performance Review Committee meetings

Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board

Chair: Mark Reed
Deputy Chair: Darren Hoskins
Membership: Christine Grace, Chris Renner, Wayne Rudd, Hamish Todd

Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board meetings

Tawa Community Board

Chair: Jill Day
Deputy Chair: Liz Langham
Membership: Councillor Ben McNulty, Councillor Tony Randle, Rachel Allan, Tim Davin, Jesse Elias, Miriam Moore

Tawa Community Board meetings

Tawa Community Board Grants Committee

Chair: vacant
Membership: Rachel Allan, Miriam Moore, Jill Day, Tim Davin

Tawa Community Board Grants Committee meetings