Chair Greater Wellington Regional Council

Daran Ponter is the Chair of Greater Wellington Regional Council, a role he has held since 2019. He also co-chairs the Wellington Regional Leadership Committee — charged with positioning the Wellington region for the future. Daran brings a wealth of experience in resource management, regional planning, Māori development, Treaty negotiations and public policy.  He splits his time as Chair and Director of his own consultancy. Daran continues to blaze a trail at Greater Wellington, having overseen transformative changes and improvements to the region’s much loved and often maligned Metlink public transport network and is committed to delivering quality outcomes for the region’s precious flora and fauna through the council’s environmental protection function.