Napier City Council

Napier City Council is the territorial authority of Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand.

The current Mayor of Napier is.

Ahuriri Ward
The Ahuriri Ward covers 36.19 km2 area of northern suburbs.

It is represented by Haley Browne and Keith Price.

Onekawa-Tamatea Ward
The Onekawa-Tamatea Ward covers a 5.65 km2 area of central suburbs.

It is represented by Richard McGrath and Annette Brosnan.

Nelson Park Ward
The Nelson Park Ward covers a 7.59 km2 area of coastal suburbs.

It has been represented by Maxine Boag, Sally Crown, Juliet Greig and Greg Mawson since 2022.

Taradale Ward
The Taradale Ward covers 55.62 km2 area, west and south of the main city.

It has been represented by Ronda Chrystal, Nigel Simpson, Chad Tareha and Graeme Taylor since 2022.

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:


 * Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust
 * Omarunui Landfill
 * Hawke's Bay Airport