2017: Wellington Region reorganisation

Draft proposal overview:

In 2013 the Local Government Commission proposed a new council for the Wellington region.

The Greater Wellington Council would take over the functions of the existing nine councils: Masterton District Council; Carterton District Council; South Wairarapa District Council; Upper Hutt City Council; Hutt City Council; Wellington City Council; Porirua City Council; Kapiti Coast District Council, and the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

The new council would have a shared decision-making structure. Power would be shared between the governing body (a mayor and 21 councillors) and 60 members of local boards. The mayor would be elected by voters of greater Wellington. Councillors and local board members would be elected from eight defined geographic areas.

The mayor and councillors would be responsible for high-level decisions affecting all of Wellington. The local boards would control council budgets and decisions for local matters in established communities. Local boards would be created for Wairarapa; Upper Hutt; Lower Hutt; Kapiti Coast; Porirua-Tawa; Ohariu; Lambton; and Rongotai.

• Draft Proposal for Reorganisation of Local Government in Wellington, Volume 1, Public Report (.pdf 2.3mb)
• Draft Proposal for Reorganisation of Local Government in Wellington, Volume 1, Public Report (.docx 1.9mb)
• Draft Proposal for Reorganisation of Local Government in Wellington, Volume 2, Technical Report with February 2015 amendment (.pdf 4.9mb)
• Draft Proposal for Reorganisation of Local Government in Wellington, Volume 2, Technical Report with February 2015 amendment (.docx 3.7mb)
• Media release: A Greater Wellington Council proposed for region (4 December 2014)
• Factsheets 1-6 (.pdf 345kb)
• Factsheets 1-6 (.docx 199kb)
• Infographic of Council Structure (.pdf 73kb)
• Infographic of Council Structure (.jpeg 1.7mb)
• Wellington reorganisation proposal – Submission form (.doc 54kb)
• Wellington Reorganisation Guide December 2014 (.pdf 356kb)
• Draft Proposal for Reorganisation of Local Government in Wellington, Volume 3, Bibliography (.pdf 331kb)
• Draft Proposal for Reorganisation of Local Government in Wellington, Volume 3, Bibliography (.docx 254kb)

Volume 3 documents

These are the documents referred to in Volume 3: Bibliography

• BERL, (2013, November), A Wairarapa Unitary Authority – A Comparison of Cost Estimates and Associated Issues (.pdf 909kb)
• BERL, (2014, April), The Wellington Region Situation Analysis 2013: A Snapshot (.pdf 2.4mb)
• Brian Smith Advisory Services Limited, (2014, February), Information on Forecast Capital Expenditure for the LTP period 2012-22 for the Wairarapa (.docx 24kb)
• Brian Smith Advisory Services Limited, (April 2014) Report on Corporate Overhead Costs of the Nine Councils in the Wellington Region (.docx 58kb)
• Brian Smith Advisory Services Limited, Report on Financial and Service Metrics of the Nine Wellington Councils (.docx 225kb)
• Brian Smith Advisory Services Limited, Report on Potential Savings for Reorganisation of Nine Wellington Councils into One Unitary Council Without Boards  (.docx 79kb)
• Campbell, G., Local Government Commission Request for Extra Information: Flood Protection Matters (.doc 86kb)
• CityScope Consultants, (2014, August), Transport Governance in Wellington – An Assessment of the Transport Implications of Local Government Reorganisation Proposals (.pdf 544kb)
• Deloitte, (September, 2014) Wellington Local Government Reorganisation Options Transition Costs and Benefits for Technology Changes (.pdf 1.3mb)
• Hogg, D., MWH New Zealand Ltd, Financial Impact of Asbestos Cement Pipe Replacement in the Wellington Region (.pdf 544kb)
• Jackson, N., (2014, February), Greater Wellington and its TAs – Comparison of Key Demographic Trends with 2013 Census Data (.pdf 2.2mb)
• Love, M., (2014, August), Report on Iwi Participation in Alternative Local Government Organisation in the Greater Wellington Region (.docx 1.1mb)
• Market Economics, (2014, September), Economic and Financial Interrelationships within the Wellington Region (.pdf 299kb)
• MPC & Headway, Regional Council Functions in a Wairarapa Unitary Authority – Information for the Local Government Commission (.docx 126kb)
• MWH, (November 2013,) Survey – Asset Management Activities Wellington Region Local Authorities (.docx 1.8mb)
• NZIER (September 2014) Economic Development –Assessment of alternative arrangements through reorganisation of councils in the Wellington region (.docx 169kb)
• NZIER (September 2014), Sports and Events Facilities – Assessment of alternative arrangements for recreation sporting, event and cultural facilities through re-organisation of councils in the Wellington region (.docx 170kb)
• Sansom (2012), The Governance of Wellington: Revisiting the Basis for Change (.docx 40kb)
• Stimpson and Co, (November, 2014) Report to Local Government Commission on Wellington reorganisation transition costs (.pdf 956kb)

 Additional documents

• Stimpson letter to Local Govt Commission 7 Feb 2015 (.pdf 267kb)
• Winder letter to Local Govt Commission 10 Feb 2015 (.pdf 99kb)