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Mayor & CouncillorsTe Koromatua, Ngā Kaikaunihera me Ngā Poari

The elected Council is made up of the Mayor and 15 Councillors. They are responsible for determining local legislation and defining the overall vision for the city. The Mayor and Councillors appoint a chief executive to manage Council operations and lead the Council's administrative organisation. The chief executive has statutory powers granted by the Local Government Act and other powers granted at the discretion of the elected Council.

The chief executive is responsible for:
• Advising the Mayor and Councillors on policy matters.
• Ensuring any policy adopted by Council is correctly implemented.

The chief executive performs these responsibilities by delegating tasks and authority to a senior management team and other Council staff.

Sandra Hazlehurst

Sandra Hazlehurst

Mayor

First elected as Mayor in November 2017. Full voting member of all committees of Council unless specific legislation provides otherwise.

As Mayor of Heretaunga Hastings, I am incredibly proud to lead Hastings District Council, working closely with our councillors, community, and partners to make Heretaunga Hastings the very best it can be.

As a community, we have so much to enjoy and be proud of, from our internationally renowned parks and reserves, award winning suburbs and revitalised city centre; to our nation-leading infrastructure and housing projects - like Waiaroha which sets new standards in water treatment and education; and our Place-Based Housing Strategy that has reduced emergency housing demand seen the construction of hundreds of affordable homes; and our strong and vibrant economy that continues to attract new businesses and jobs to our district.

None of this happens on its own.  We have arrived in this place and will continue our journey,  with the hard work and dedication of our partners – The Crown, Iwi and Business, and with the continued mahi of the council and its officers.  Our priorities will continue to be:

  • providing quality infrastructure that keeps our drinking water safe
  • revitalising our central city
  • enabling projects that will ensure everyone has a place to call home
  • mitigating the effects of climate change and lessening our impact on the environment
  • planning for growth while protecting our fertile growing soils

By achieving these goals together, we will help our people fulfill their aspirations and we will all prosper together.

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Tania Kerr

Tania Kerr

Deputy Mayor

Mohaka Ward

First elected: 2008

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Risk & Assurance Committee

Chair of Hastings District Licensing Committee

Deputy Chair Hearings Committee

Chief Executive Performance Committee

District Development Subcommittee

Hastings District Rural Community Board

Rural Halls Subcommittee

Hastings District Holdings Ltd Director & Chair

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Joint Committee

Chair Waipatiki Reserve Management Group

Alternate Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy Joint Committee

Alternate Hawke's Bay Regional Council Climate Action Joint Committee

Ana Apatu

Ana Apatu

Councillor

Takitimu Māori Ward

First elected: 2022

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Chair Community Wellbeing Subcommittee

Rural Community Board

Rural Halls Subcommittee

HDC:Tangata Whenua Wastewater Joint Committee

Ōmaranui Refuse Landfill Joint Committee

Community Arts Council (Creative Hastings) - Liaison

Safer Hastings

Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Marcus Buddo

Marcus Buddo

Councillor

Kahuranaki Ward

First elected: 2022

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Deputy Chair Performance & Monitoring Committee

Hearings Committee

Chair District Development Subcommittee

Deputy Chair District Planning & Bylaws Subcommittee

Community Wellbeing Subcommittee

Rural Community Board

Rural Halls Subcommittee

Heritage Trails Committee

HB Medical Research Council

Youth Council Liaison

Napier-Hastings Future Development Strategy Joint Committee (Alternate)

Alwyn Corban

Alwyn Corban

Councillor

Heretaunga Ward

First elected: 2019

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Risk & Assurance Committee

Hearings Committee

Chair District Planning & Bylaws Subcommittee

District Development Subcommittee

Rural Halls Subcommittee

Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Napier-Hastings Future Development Strategy Joint Committee

Cape Coast Community Group

Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy Joint Committee

Waipureku Waitangi Trust

Liaison Etu Whakatū Liaison

Farndon Park Domain Committee of Management

Malcolm Dixon

Malcolm Dixon

Councillor

Hastings-Havelock North Ward

First elected: 2013

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Chair Civic Development Subcommittee

Chair Hawke's Bay Crematorium Committee

Joint Alcohol Strategy Advisory Group

Creative Communities Local Funding Assessment Committee

Hawke's Bay Museums Trust Joint Appointments Panel (to appoint the Chair of HB Museums Trust)

Hawke's Bay Museums Trust Joint Working Party

Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy Joint Committee

Te Mata Park Trust Board

Lead Councillor Zone 3 representatives

Michael Fowler

Michael Fowler

Councillor

Hastings-Havelock North Ward

First elected: 2022

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Chair Performance & Monitoring Committee

Risk & Assurance Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

District Planning & Bylaws Subcommittee

District Development Subcommittee

Hawke's Bay Museums Trust Joint Working Party

Keirunga Gardens Arts & Crafts Society Incorporated

Damon Harvey

Damon Harvey

Councillor

Hastings-Havelock North Ward

First elected: 2016

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

District Development Subcommittee

Community Wellbeing Subcommittee

Chair Active Transport Group

Hastings City Business Association

Liaison Havelock North Business Association

Henry Heke

Henry Heke

Councillor

Flaxmere Ward

First elected: 2022

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

Community Wellbeing Subcommittee

Deputy Chair Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Lead Councillor Flaxmere Futures Working Group

HDC: Tangata Whenua Wastewater Joint Committee

Community Liaison Group - Hawke's Bay Prison

Liaison Flaxmere Planning Committee

Active Transport Group

Kellie Jessup

Kellie Jessup

Councillor

Takitimu Māori Ward

Elected: 2022

Strategy & Recovery Committee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

Civic Development Subcommittee

District Development Subcommittee

Community Wellbeing Subcommittee

Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Flaxmere Futures Working Group Lead Councillor

HDC: Tangata Whenua Wastewater Joint Committee

Ōmarunui Refuse Landfill Joint Committee

Liaison Flaxmere Planning Committee

Te Komiti Muriwai o Te Whanga (Ahuriri Estuary Committee

Eileen Lawson

Eileen Lawson

Councillor

Hastings-Havelock North Ward

Elected: 2018

Deputy Chair Strategy & Recovery Standing Committee

Hearings Committee

Deputy Chair Hastings District Licensing Committee

District Development Subcommittee

Community Wellbeing Subcommittee

Performance & Monitoring Committee

Hana Montaperto-Hendry

Hana Montaperto-Hendry

Councillor

Heretaunga Ward

Elected: 2024

Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

Rural Halls Subcommittee

Ōmarunui Refuse Landfill Joint Committee

Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee

Clifton Reserve Society

Cape Coast Community Group

HBRC Climate Action Joint Committee

Creative Communities Local Funding Assessment Committee

Hawke's Bay Regional Council - Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy Joint Committee

E Tu Whakatū - Liaison

Simon Nixon

Simon Nixon

Councillor

Hastings-Havelock North Ward

Elected: 2010

Deputy Chair Risk and Assurance Standing Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee

HDC: Tangata Whenua Wastewater Joint Committee

Hawke's Bay Crematorium Committee

Ōmarunui Refuse Landfill Joint Committee

Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee

Joint Alcohol Strategy Advisory Group

Wendy Schollum

Wendy Schollum

Councillor

Hastings-Havelock North Ward

Elected: 2017

Chair Strategy & Recovery Committee

Hearings Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

District Development Subcommittee

Hastings City Business Association

Liaison Havelock North Business Association

Liaison Positive Ageing Trust Hawke's Bay

Safer Hastings Older Persons Focus Group

Advisor Youth Council

Heather  Te Au-Skipworth

Heather Te Au-Skipworth

Councillor

Takitimu Māori Ward

Elected: 2024

Lead Councillor Camberley Futures

Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori Standing Committee

Civic Development Subcommittee

District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee

HDC: Tangata Whenua Wastewater Joint Committee

Camberley Planning Committee - Liaison

Historic Places HB

Regional Sports Council

Alternate Te Komiti Muriwai o Te Whanga (Ahuriri Estuary Committee

Te Mata Park Trust Board

Kevin Watkins

Kevin Watkins

Councillor

Hastings-Havelock North Ward

Elected: 2001

Civic Development Subcommittee

District Planning and Bylaws Subcommittee

Community Wellbeing Subcommittee

Joint Alcohol Strategy Advisory Group

Infrastructure Monitoring Working Group Lead Councillor

Ōmarunui Refuse Landfill Joint Committee

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