NZ Local Elections 2025

Wellington City Council

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward
The Wellington City Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of 15 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the city). one councillor will be elected from the Te Whanganui-a-Tara ward. This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Wellington City Council election.

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The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

Rates and revenue

The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

  • Investigate new tools to incentivise growth in good locations, such as a new development levy regime or a land value rating system.

    Maintain the council's share within Wellington International Airport noting its status as a natural monopoly and money earner for WCC.

    Reassess how council uses debt limits to ensure asset and investment decisions are distributed fairly, accounting for the new water entity.

  • Commit to base rates on unimproved land value, not capital value.

    Enable communities and tangata whenua to have meaningful influence over local government funding decisions.

  • Investigate new tools to incentivise growth in good locations, such as a new development levy regime or a land value rating system.

    Maintain the council's share within Wellington International Airport noting its status as a natural monopoly and money earner for WCC.

    Reassess how council uses debt limits to ensure asset and investment decisions are distributed fairly, accounting for the new water entity.

  • Commit to base rates on unimproved land value, not capital value.

    Enable communities and tangata whenua to have meaningful influence over local government funding decisions.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment

Environment

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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