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: Finance, Infrastructure and Community Services, Climate Change and Environment, Assurance and Risk, CEO Employment and Hearings
Deputy Mayor and Councillor Melissa Sadler-Futter
Ward: Featherston
Email: melissa.sadlerfutter@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Infrastructure and Community Services, Assurance and Risk and CEO Employment
Councillor Rebecca Gray
Ward: Featherston
Email: rebecca.gray@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Infrastructure and Community Services and Climate Change and Environment
Councillor Colin Olds
Ward: Featherston
Email: colin.olds@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 027 432 9951
Committees: Finance and Climate Change and Environment
Councillor Aaron Woodcock
Ward: Greytown
Email: aaron.woodcock@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 027 610 0854
Committees: Finance and Infrastructure and Community Services
Councillor Martin Bosley
Ward: Greytown
Email: martin.bosley@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Finance, Infrastructure and Community Services and Climate Change and Environment
Councillor Alistair Plimmer
Ward: Greytown
Email: alistair.plimmer@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 027 254 7824
Committees: Infrastructure and Community Services, Assurance and Risk and District Licensing
Councillor Pip Maynard
Ward: Martinborough
Email: pip.maynard@swdc.govt.nz
Phone: 021 683 638
Committees: Infrastructure and Community Services and Climate Change and Environment
Councillor Kaye McAulay
Ward: Martinborough
Email: kaye.mcaulay@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Finance, Climate Change and Environment, Assurance and Risk, CEO Employment and District Licensing
Councillor Aidan Ellims
Ward: Martinborough
Email: aidan.ellims@swdc.govt.nz
Committees: Infrastructure and Community Services and Assurance and Risk
