The Register records Councillor interests to provide transparency and to strengthen public trust and confidence in local government processes and decision-making.

The requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (Subpart 3 of Part 4 – Register of members’ pecuniary interests) direct local authorities to keep a Register of pecuniary interests of elected members and to make a summary of this Register publicly available. These requirements came into effect on 20 November 2022.

Councillors are required to provide this statutory pecuniary interest return annually and to update this return throughout the year as changes occur.

Under the Act, Otago Regional Council provides an overview of the Register’s requirements (see below), followed by a summary of each Councillor’s annual return for the relevant 12-month period:

1. Company directorship (section 54E(1)(a))
2. Company membership of more than 10% of voting rights (section 54E(1)(a))
3. Interests (such as shares and bonds) in companies or business entities other than a managed investment scheme (sections 54E(1)(b) and (2))
4. Employment (section 54E(1)(c))
5. Beneficial interests in trusts (section 54E(1)(d))
6. Membership of organisations and trusts seeking Council funding (section 54E(1)(e))
7. Organisations appointed to by virtue of being an Elected Member (section 54E(1)(f))
8. Legal interest in real property (other than as a Trustee) (section 54E(1)(g))
9. Beneficiary of a Trust that holds real property (section 54E(1)(h))
10. Gifts (section 54F(1)(b))
11. Payments for activities (section 54F(1)(c)).
12. Other matters (Otago Regional Council code of conduct section 9(e)

Information is provided for each Councillor only where there was a related return. The following summary is for the period to 28 January 2026.

For more information see the Local Government Act 2002