Councillors

The regional council is made up of 12 councillors elected democratically by the Southland public. They represent six constituencies.

Jeremy McPhail (Eastern-Dome), Alastair Gibson (Eastern-Dome), David Rose (Hokonui), Jon Pemberton (Southern), Ewen Mathieson (Western), Paul Evans (Fiordland), Eric Roy (Invercargill), Lyndal Ludlow (Invercargill), Maurice Rodway (Invercargill), Roger Hodson (Invercargill), Phil Morrison (Invercargill), Geoffrey Young (Invercargill).

Your locally elected councillors represent you to ensure that local needs are met by making decisions and setting the direction for the sustainable use of resources. The members of the current council were elected in October 2022 for a three-year term.

To find out who is representing your area, check out our interactive constituency map.