Your Councillors
The Council is made up of the Mayor plus nine councillors and is responsible for the governance and setting policy for the Council. There are three wards in the South Wairarapa district, with three councillors elected from each ward. Although the councillors are elected from a particular ward they must consider the impact on the whole district when making decisions.
The Council employs the Chief Executive Officer who is responsible for the operational running of the organisation.
This document details the Ward boundaries.
Below are the councillors for the 2022 – 2025 triennium.
Mayor Martin Connelly
Email: themayor@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 027 500 8120
Committees: Assurance, Risk and Finance Committee, CEO Employment Committee and Strategy Working Committee
Deputy Mayor and Councillor Melissa Sadler-Futter
Ward: Featherston
Email: melissa.sadlerfutter@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Strategy Working Committee and CEO Employment Committee
Councillor Rebecca Gray
Ward: Featherston
Email: rebecca.gray@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Strategy Working Committee
Portfolio Lead: Community, Climate and Environmental Wellbeing
Councillor Colin Olds
Ward: Featherston
Email: colin.olds@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 027 432 9951
Committees: Strategy Working Committee, and Assurance, Risk and Finance Committee
Portfolio Lead: Planning and Regulation
Councillor Aaron Woodcock
Ward: Greytown
Email: aaron.woodcock@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Strategy Working Committee, and Assurance, Risk and Finance Committee
Councillor Martin Bosley
Ward: Greytown
Email: martin.bosley@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Strategy Working Committee, and Assurance, Risk and Finance Committee
Councillor Alistair Plimmer
Ward: Greytown
Email: alistair.plimmer@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 027 254 7824
Committees: Strategy Working Committee and District Licensing Committee
Councillor Pip Maynard
Ward: Martinborough
Email: pip.maynard@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 021 683 638
Committees: Strategy Working Committee
Councillor Kaye McAulay
Ward: Martinborough
Email: kaye.mcaulay@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Assurance Risk and Finance, Strategy Working Committee, CEO Employment and District Licensing
Councillor Aidan Ellims
Ward: Martinborough
Email: aidan.ellims@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Strategy Working Committee
Portfolio Lead: Infrastructure