About WRLC
The Wellington Regional Leadership Committee (WRLC)is a collaborative partnership designed to positively shape future growth in the Wellington-Wairarapa-Horowhenua region. The partnership demonstrates how we are stronger together; meeting our region’s shared challenges head on and making a positive impact on issues of housing, transport, iwi/Māori housing, and climate change, resilience and economic development.
WRLC Objectives
The objectives of the Wellington regional leadership committee are to:
- Unite the regions local government, central government and iwi leaders in a new collaborative way of working together, embedding collective responsibility for cross-boundary, growth-related issues
- Approve, activate and monitor projects under the WRLC’s work programme which covers the three interdependent areas of the Wellington Regional Growth Framework, regional economic development and economic recovery.
- Look for opportunities to bring alignment, integration and efficiency to areas of duplicated effort, to maximise benefits to communities
- Support and implement a shift to a collective decision-making approach
- Leverage and maximise regional connections
- Create a platform for one regional voice, to bring cohesion to the region and enhance opportunities for Central Government funding.
Leadership Committee
Chair
Darrin Apanui
Deputy Chair
Daran Ponter
Local Authority Members
Carterton District Council
Mayor Ron Mark
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Councillor Daran Ponter
Horowhenua District Council
Mayor Bernie Wanden
Hutt City Council
Mayor Campbell Barry
Kāpiti Coast District Council
Mayor Janet Holborow
Masterton District Council
Mayor Gary Caffell
Porirua City Council
Mayor Anita Baker
South Wairarapa District Council
Mayor Martin Connelly
Upper Hutt District Council
Mayor Wayne Guppy
Wellington City Council
Mayor Tory Whanau
Minister of The Crown
Vacant
Mana Whenua Members
Muaūpoko Tribal Authority Inc
Di Rump
NGĀTI KAHUNGUNU KI WAIRARAPA TĀMAKI NUI-A-RUA SETTLEMENT TRUST
Ray Hall
Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust
Huia Puketapu
Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust
Darrin Apanui
Te Rūnanga o Raukawa
Denise Hapeta
Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc
Helmut Modlik
The Secretariat
Head of Secretariat
Programme Manager
Regional Adaptation Project Lead
Programme Advisor
HBA & FDS Project Lead
Our Logo
The WRLC logo contains multiple lines, representing the many parties who’s work weaves together to contribute to better outcomes for our region; the local government, iwi, and central government members.
The abstract ‘W’, represents the region, and Whanaungatanga: shared experiences and working together. We live in one region and are united in our efforts to address our cross-boundary challenges and opportunities, collectively seeking integration and alignment where it will achieve greater outcomes for us all.
Our Partners
