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Napier City Council

Napier City Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera o Ahuriri) is the territorial authority of Napier, a city in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island.

The council covers the urban and suburban areas of the city, including Central Napier, Bay View, Onekawa, Ahuriri, Taradale, and Meeanee, amongst others. The council is the successor of the former borough council; Napier was proclaimed a city in 1950.

The council is led by the mayor of Napier, who is currently .

Composition

Napier City Council is made up of one mayor and 13 councillors, representing four wards.

In October 2025, newly elected mayor Richard McGrath chose third-term councillor Sally Crown to be his deputy mayor. On 23 February 2026, McGrath asked Crown to resign as deputy mayor or be removed, claiming a breakdown in their relationship. On 24 February 2026, after Crown refused to resign, McGrath stood her down as his deputy. Later in February, McGrath named first-term councillor Roger Brownlie as deputy mayor. However, following a meeting between McGrath and councillors, Brownlie resigned from the role and in March councillors elected sixth-term councillor Graeme Taylor as deputy mayor.

Committees

Standing committees

Napier City Council has four standing committees, made up of the 13 elected councillors:

  • Napier People and Places Committee
  • Prosperous Napier Committee
  • Sustainable Napier Committee
  • Future Napier Committee

Specialist committees

The council also has several specialist committees:

  • Māori Committee, consisting of the mayor and five iwi representatives
  • Hearings Committee, consisting of five councillors
  • Audit and Risk Committee, consisting of five councillors and two external independent appointee
  • Chief Executive Contract Committee, consisting of five councillors
  • District Licensing Committee, consisting of an external commissioner and four list members

Advisory panels

The council has two sub-committees and advisory panels:

  • Grants Sub-Committee, consisting of two councillors and four community representatives
  • Arts Advisory Committee, consisting of one councilor and five arts representatives

Joint committees

The council also participates in several joint committees:

  • Clifton to Tangoio Coastal Hazards Strategy Joint Committee
  • Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Joint Committee
  • Hawke’s Bay Drinking Water Joint Committee
  • Hawke’s Bay Regional Transport Committee
  • Heretaunga Plains Urban Development Strategy Implementation Working Party
  • Joint Alcohol Strategy Advisory Group
  • Joint Waste Futures Project Steering Committee
  • Omarunui Joint Refuse Landfill Committee
  • Regional Cycling Governance Group
  • Te Komiti Muriwai o Te Whanga

Council Controlled Organisations

The council is involved in three council-controlled organisations:

Notes

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