Napier City Council is the

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of Napier,

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. The current Mayor of Napier is .

Councillors

Ahuriri Ward

The Ahuriri Ward covers 36.19 km² area of northern suburbs. It is currently 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 currently represented by Richard McGrath and Annette Brosnan.

Nelson Park Ward

The Nelson Park Ward covers a 7.59 km² area of coastal suburbs. It is currently represented by Maxine Boag, Apiata Tapine, Sally Crown and Greg Mawson.

Taradale Ward

The Taradale Ward covers 55.62 km² area, west and south of the main city. It is currently represented by Ronda Chrystal, Tania Wright, Nigel Simpson and Graeme Taylor.

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: *Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust *Omarunui Landfill *

Hawke's Bay Airport Hawke's Bay Airport , commonly referred to as Napier Airport, is Hawke's Bay's main commercial airport, serving domestic flights to the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch as well as smaller centres such as Gisborne, Wairoa ...

References

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