Register of Member’s Pecuniary Interests
Information
A requirement of the Local Government Act 2002 (Part 4, Subpart 3 – Register of members’ pecuniary interests) directs local authorities to keep a register of pecuniary (financial) interests of elected members.
The purpose of this register is to record Councillor interests to provide transparency and to strengthen public trust and confidence in local government processes and decision-making.
Elected Members are required to file a pecuniary interest return annually by the last day of February and update throughout the year as changes occur.
In compliance with this subpart of the Act, which came into effect on 20 November 2022, the Invercargill City Council provides a link to the summary register below. This register provides detailed information about each type of interest to be reported followed by the information disclosed by Elected Members and Appointed Members as well as our Executive Leadership team.
Pecuniary Interests Key
- Name of each company of which the member or their spouse/partner is a director (section 54E(1)(a)): Name of each company of which the member or their spouse/partner holds or controls more than 10%of the voting rights in a company (section 54E(1)(a))
- If the member or their spouse/partner has a pecuniary interest in any other company or business entity (other than an investor in a managed investment scheme) (section 54E(1)(b))
- If the member or their spouse/partner is employed the name of each employer and a description of the main business activities
- The name of each trust in which the member or their spouse/partner has a beneficial interest (section 54E(1)(d))
- The name of any organisation or trust if: (1) the member or their spouse/partner is a member of the organisation, a member of the governing body of the organisation, or a trustee of the trust, and (2) the organisation or trust receives funding from, or has applied to receive funding from, the local authority to which the member has been elected (section 54E(1)(e ))
- The title and description of any organisation in which the member holds an appointment by virtue of being an elected member (section 54E (1)(f))
- The location of real property in which the member or their spouse/partner has a legal interest other than an interest as a trustee (section 54E(1)(g))
- The location of real property, held by a trust to which the following apply: (1) the member or their spouse/partner is a beneficiary of the trust and (2) the member knows or ought reasonably know that the member or their spouse/partner is a beneficiary of the trust, and (3) it is not a unit trust whose name is disclosed under subclause (1) (d); and (4) is not a retirement scheme whose membership is open to the public (section 54E(1)(h))
- Travel overseas where the trip was funded or partly funded by another organisation, including details of the Country travelled to, the purpose of the travel and the name of the person or organisation who funded or partly funded the trip (section 54F(1)(a))
- Description of each gift (including hospitality and donations in cash or in kind but excluding donations covering electoral campaign expenses) received by the member and the name of the donor if the gift has an estimated market value of more than $500 or the combined estimate of all gifts from the donor is more than $500. (section 54F(1)(b))
- Description of each payment received by the member for activities in which the member is involved in other than (1) salary or allowances paid under the Remuneration Act 1977, (2) any payment the member received from an interest required to be disclosed under section 54E, and (3) any payment made in respect of any activity the member ceased to be involved in before becoming a member (section 54F(1)(c)
- Other matters which the public may reasonably regard as likely to influence your actions during the course of your duties as an elected member (Code of Conduct Clause 12(d))
Elected Members Interests Summary of returns
Council – Elected Members
Mayor Nobby Clark
Cr Allan Arnold
Cr Ria Bond
Cr Trish Boyle
Cr Steve Broad
Cr Tom Campbell
Cr Alex Crackett
Cr Grant Dermody
Cr Peter Kett
Cr Darren Ludlow
Cr Ian Pottinger
Cr Lesley Soper
Cr Barry Stewart
Council – Mana Whenua Representatives
Evelyn Cook
Pania Coote
Bluff Community Board – Elected Members
Chair Raymond Fife
Sam Graham
Terina Stockwell
Justine Sutherland
Tammi Topi
Risk and Assurance Committee – Appointed Members
Chair Bruce Robertson
Ross Jackson
Executive Leadership Team
Michael Day
Andrew Cameron
Rex Capil
Patricia Christie
Trudie Hurst
Erin Moogan
Jonathan Shaw
