Whangarei District Council has a number of Council Controlled Organisations (CCO).
A Council Controlled Organisation is an organisation that Council has the ability to appoint at least 50 per cent of the directors, or holds at least 50 per cent of the voting rights.
If a Council Controlled Organisation operates a trading undertaking to make a profit, it is a Council Controlled Trading Organisation.
The Hatea Art Precinct Trust is a charitable trust that runs the Whangarei Art Museum and the Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Maori Art Gallery.It was established to maintain, collect, display, conserve, and promote art within Northland.
Whangarei Art Museum
Hatea Art Precinct Trust Statement of Intent 2022 - 23(PDF, 427KB)
Hatea Art Precinct Trust Statement of Expectations 2022(PDF, 183KB)
Hatea Art Precinct Trust Statement of Intent 2021-22(PDF, 650KB)
Hatea Art Precinct Trust Half-year report to December 2021(PDF, 2MB)
Whangarei Art Museum Trust Half-year report to December 2020(PDF, 2MB)
Whangarei Art Museum Trust Statement of Expectations 2021(PDF, 178KB)
Whangarei Art Museum Trust Statement of Intent 2020-2021(PDF, 586KB)
Whangarei Art Museum Trust Annual report for 2019-20 (general)(PDF, 3MB)
Whangarei Art Museum Trust Annual report for 2019-20 (financial)(PDF, 1MB)
Whangarei Art Museum Trust half-year report to December 2019(PDF, 2MB)
Whangarei Art Museum Trust Statement of Expectations 2020(PDF, 187KB)
The Whangarei District Airport is a joint venture between Whangarei District Council and the Crown (represented by the Ministry of Transport). It operates a fully serviceable district airport for the use of residents and visitors to the area.
Whangārei Airport website
Whangarei District Airport Statement of Intent 2022 - 23(PDF, 910KB)
Whangarei District Airport Statement of Intent 2021-22(PDF, 540KB)
Whangarei District Airport Half-year report to December 2021(PDF, 237KB)
Whangārei District Airport Statement of Intent 2020-21(PDF, 626KB)
Whangārei District Airport half-year report to December 2020(PDF, 657KB)
Whangarei District Airport annual report 2019-20(PDF, 653KB)
Whangarei District Airport half-year report to December 2019 (general)(PDF, 343KB)
Whangarei District Airport half-year report to December 2019 (finances)(PDF, 303KB)
Local Government Funding Agency is a limited liability company. While Whangarei only holds 3.32 per cent of the shares, it is a Council Controlled Organisation by nature of many local authorities jointly having at least 50 per cent of the shares/voting rights. Local Government Funding Agency raises debt funding on behalf of local authorities on terms that are more favourable than if the local authority raised the debt directly.
Local Government Funding Agency
Local Government Funding Agency Statement of Intent 2022 - 2025(PDF, 4MB)
Local Government Funding Agency Statement of Intent 2021-22(PDF, 272KB)
Local Government Funding Agency Half-year report to December 2021(PDF, 9MB)
Local Government Funding Agency Statement of Intent 2020-21(PDF, 284KB)
Local Government Funding Agency half-year report to December 2020(PDF, 875KB)
Local Government Funding Agency Annual Report 2020-21(PDF, 13MB)
Local Government Funding Agency Annual report 2019-20(PDF, 4MB)
Local Government Funding Agency half-year report to December 2019(PDF, 2MB)
Northland Events Centre (2021) Trust is a charitable trust that operates and maintains Semenoff Stadium as a high-quality multipurpose events centre. The stadium provides a benefit to the region by providing for sporting, arts, music, social and cultural events.
More information is available on the Whangarei Venues and Events website:
Northland Events Centre Trust page
Northland Events Centre (2021) Trust Statement of Intent 2022 - 2025(PDF, 3MB)
Northland Events Centre (2021) Trust Statement of Expectations 2022(PDF, 110KB)
Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership is a joint venture between Whangarei District Council and Northland Waste Ltd that operates the Puwera Landfill and provides waste disposal facilities. Due to the limited partnership structure these services are operated by the general partner Whangārei Waste Ltd.
Northland Regional Landfill
Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership – Statement of Intent 2022-23(PDF, 157KB)
Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership - Statement of Intent 2021-22(PDF, 128KB)
Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership - Statement of Intent 2020-21(PDF, 227KB)
Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership – Annual report 2020-21(PDF, 523KB)
Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership - Annual Report 2019-20(PDF, 78KB)
Exempt organisations are organisations that would be Council Controlled Organisations except that they have been exempt from the reporting requirements under section 7 of the Local Government Act 2002.
Whangarei Waste Limited is a limited liability company. It is the general partner of the Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership. As the general partner Whangarei Waste Limited is responsible for running the partnership.