Appendix 1: Forecast local authority debt
Matters arising from the 2015-25 local authority long-term plans.
The table below sets out the forecast 2015/16 and 2024/25 debt balances for each local authority. The table shows the highest to lowest forecast debt balance at 30 June 2025.
South Waikato District CouncilClutha District Council
| Local authority | Forecast debt | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2016 $000 | 30 June 2025 $000 | |
| Auckland Council (Group) | 8,046,305 | 11,588,644 |
| Christchurch City Council | 1,558,651 | 2,086,679 |
| Wellington City Council | 416,263 | 806,555 |
| Wellington Regional Council | 350,312 | 575,680 |
| Hamilton City Council | 415,084 | 494,085 |
| Tauranga City Council | 354,867 | 418,916 |
| Palmerston North City Council | 133,457 | 211,288 |
| Kapiti Coast District Council | 148,848 | 189,303 |
| Waimakariri District Council | 108,932 | 170,253 |
| Nelson City Council | 119,501 | 155,845 |
| Dunedin City Council | 247,845 | 153,124 |
| Hutt City Council | 154,926 | 151,937 |
| Whangarei District Council | 159,532 | 148,792 |
| Far North District Council | 99,043 | 142,922 |
| Rotorua District Council | 157,075 | 141,575 |
| Timaru District Council | 98,955 | 140,266 |
| South Taranaki District Council | 120,092 | 137,667 |
| Queenstown Lakes District Council | 120,455 | 134,192 |
| New Plymouth District Council | 118,080 | 128,160 |
| Selwyn District Council | 88,895 | 125,328 |
| Tasman District Council | 176,751 | 123,644 |
| Waikato District Council | 68,626 | 115,822 |
| Marlborough District Council | 60,500 | 108,500 |
| Taupo District Council | 158,802 | 103,141 |
| Porirua City Council | 77,145 | 96,236 |
| Wanganui District Council | 79,814 | 88,564 |
| Horowhenua District Council | 76,000 | 88,000 |
| Waipa District Council | 27,000 | 88,000 |
| Hastings District Council | 86,908 | 83,506 |
| Manawatu District Council | 58,369 | 79,999 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District Council | 148,003 | 79,003 |
| Upper Hutt City Council | 39,222 | 67,887 |
| Ashburton District Council | 55,723 | 65,712 |
| Whakatane District Council | 50,676 | 56,752 |
| Masterton District Council | 55,821 | 55,682 |
| Kaipara District Council | 74,536 | 53,079 |
| Invercargill City Council | 47,909 | 49,686 |
| Central Otago District Council | 3,421 | 47,538 |
| Ruapehu District Council | 30,252 | 43,754 |
| Rangitikei District Council | 15,275 | 37,708 |
| Gisborne District Council | 38,491 | 35,337 |
| Waitomo District Council | 52,834 | 33,651 |
| Matamata-Piako District Council | 42,427 | 31,966 |
| Hawke's Bay Regional Council | 22,342 | 31,068 |
| Grey District Council | 31,857 | 30,805 |
| Buller District Council | 26,787 | 30,154 |
| Opotiki District Council | 5,174 | 24,286 |
| Gore District Council | 14,202 | 20,541 |
| Hurunui District Council | 26,000 | 20,000 |
| Hauraki District Council | 46,569 | 16,092 |
| Canterbury Regional Council | 30,429 | 15,900 |
| Stratford District Council | 9,305 | 15,104 |
| Wairoa District Council | 5,550 | 13,104 |
| South Wairarapa District Council | 17,156 | 12,906 |
| Kaikoura District Council | 10,177 | 12,480 |
| Westland District Council | 18,184 | 9,289 |
| Tararua District Council | 13,142 | 9,027 |
| Carterton District Council | 10,774 | 8,215 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District Council | 9,115 | 7,964 |
| Waimate District Council | 3,549 | 5,382 |
| Thames-Coromandel District Council | 51,248 | 4,990 |
| Southland District Council | - | 4,858 |
| Mackenzie District Council | 105 | 4,105 |
| South Waikato District Council | 12,154 | 2,390 |
| West Coast Regional Council | 5,084 | 2,089 |
| Otorohanga District Council | 10,260 | 448 |
| Chatham Islands Council | 491 | 111 |
| Bay of Plenty Regional Council | - | - |
| Clutha District Council | 2 | - |
| Kawerau District Council | 15 | - |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council | 20,000 | - |
| Napier City Council | - | - |
| Northland Regional Council | - | - |
| Otago Regional Council | - | - |
| Southland Regional Council | - | - |
| Taranaki Regional Council | - | - |
| Waikato Regional Council | - | - |
| Waitaki District Council | - | - |
| Total debt | 14,941,294 | 20,035,686 |