Kapiti Coast District Council

City/District Council

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Council Details

Council Type: City/District Council
Short Name: Kapiti Coast
CEO: -
Established: -

Contact

Website: www.kapiticoast.govt.nz
Email: -
Phone: -
Address: -

Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Mayor Salary

$160,766

+6.5% from 2025($9,791)

Average Councillor Salary

$58,768

+3.8% from 2025($2,151)

Source: NZ Taxpayers' Union (via Remuneration Authority data). Average councillors' salaries calculated by dividing each council's governance remuneration pool by the number of councillors.

Financial Health Score (2024)

Overall Score

67.2/100

Tier 3 - Acceptable

National Ranking

of all councils

Peer Group Ranking

of 15 in Rural

Solvency

30%

Operational

72.5

25%

Liquidity

67.5

15%

Assets

72.5

15%

Sustainability

57.5

15%

Net Debt to Revenue

301%

Interest Coverage

-x

Operating Margin

Debt to Assets

13.2%

Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)

Total Assets

$2.4B

Total Debt

$320M

Rates Revenue

$82M

Current Ratio

0.96x

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. Scoring methodology based on DIA financial prudence benchmarks.View all council rankings →

Historical Financial Data

Year:32 years available

Operating Income

$114.4M

+17.9% YoY

Operating Expenditure

Operating Result

Surplus

Total Result

Income

Rates$82.4M

Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$6.6M

Grants, Subsidies & Donations$6.6M

Interest Income$5.0M

Dividend Income$0

Sales & Other Income$13.8M

Total Operating Income$114.4M

Expenditure

Employee Costs-

Depreciation & Amortisation-

Grants, Subsidies & Donations-

Interest Expenditure-

Purchases & Other-

Total Operating Expenditure-

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.

Pecuniary Interests

36 councillors, 312 interests declared

Source: Council pecuniary interest registers under the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968. Declared interests do not imply conflicts or improper conduct.View all councils →