Senior Leadership Team
The Mayor and Councillors employ the Chief Executive, who is in turn responsible for overseeing Council operations and staff.
The Council has three operational groups. Each of these groups is managed by a member of the executive management team.
Tumu Whakahaere | Chief Executive
Fiona Aitken
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The Office of the Chief Executive is responsible for:
- All Council operations
- Communications and Customer Service
- Human Resources and Health & Safety
- Business Enablement (Finance, Information and Technology, Audit and Risk, Procurement)
- Strategy and Governance (Corporate Planning and Development, Governance Services)
- Iwi Liaison
Kaiarataki Ope – Ratonga Hapori | Group Manager - Community Services
Rob Haveswood
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The Community Services group is responsible for:
- Economic and Community Development
- Arts and Culture
- Community Facilities (including parks and reserves, swimming pools, halls, public toilets, cemeteries etc)
- Emergency Management (Civil Defence)
Kaiarataki
Taiao |
Group Manager - Environmental Services
Liam Dagg
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The Environmental Services group is responsible for:
- Resource management and environmental sustainability
- Regulatory services (resource consents, compliance and parking services)
- Animal services
- District plan
- Development engineering
Kaiarataki – Hanganga-ā-Roto | Group Manager - Infrastructure Services
Herbert Denton
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The Infrastructure Services group is responsible for:
- Roading and Footpaths
- Utilities (wastewater, stormwater, potable water and solid waste)
