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| Mayor of Kaikōura | |
|---|---|
| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Seat | Kaikōura |
| Term length | 3 years, renewable |
| Deputy | Julie Howden |
| Salary | $86,000[1] |
| Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Kaikōura (formerly Kaikoura) officiates over the Kaikōura District of New Zealand's South Island. The district is administered by a district council.[2] The current mayor is Craig Mackle, who was elected in 2019.
History
[edit]Kaikōura District was formed through the 1989 local government reforms. The inaugural elections were part of the October 1989 local elections. There were five candidates in the inaugural election, but one of them—Paul Harnett—was disqualified as his name was not on the electoral roll.[3][4] Tom Burgin, a part-time Anglican priest, was the successful candidate.[5] In the 1992 local election, Burgin was challenged for the mayoralty by one contender, but he retained the position.[6]
Burgin retired at the 1995 local election. There were two mayoral candidates that year, with Danny Smith being successful.[7] Jim Abernathy was elected mayor at the 1998 local election and he held the office for two terms until the 2004 local elections.[8][9] Abernathy was succeeded by Kevin Heays in 2004, who also served two terms.[10]
Winston Gray became mayor in the 2010 local election.[11] He was in office during the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake and the subsequent recovery process.[12][13] Gray twice narrowly beat councillor Darlene Morgan for the mayoralty—in 2013 and in 2016[14]—and then retired at the 2019 local election. There were five candidates in 2019; the mayor since then has been Craig Mackle.[15]
List of mayors
[edit]| Name | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Burgin | 1989–1995[5][16] | |
| 2 | Danny Smith | 1995–1998[7] | |
| 3 | Jim Abernathy | 1998–2004[9] | |
| 4 | Kevin Heays | 2004–2010[10] | |
| 5 | Winston Gray | .jpg) |
2010–2019[10] |
| 6 | Craig Mackle | .png) |
2019–present[15] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "Mayor and Councillors". Kaikōura District Council. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Kaikoura—Mayor". The Press. 6 October 1989. p. 35. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "Thwarted mayoral hopeful gets apology". The Press. 13 October 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Kaikoura mayor". The Press. 16 October 1989. p. 5. Retrieved 13 April 2025 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Canterbury councils". The Press. 12 October 1992. p. 5. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 Parker, E. P. (20 October 1995). "Kaikōura District Council". The Press. p. 43. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kaikoura mayor". The Press. 16 October 1989. p. 5. Retrieved 13 April 2025 – via Papers Past.
- 1 2 "Heays, Jackson to don chains". The Press. National Library of New Zealand. 11 October 2004.
- 1 2 3 Wallis, Anna (13 October 2010). "Off to school for Kaikoura mayor". Marlborough Express. Stuff.
- ↑ "Winston Gray". kaikoura.govt.nz. Kaikōura District Council. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016.
- ↑ Hosking, Mike (16 November 2016). "Kaikoura hopes to restore road access by week's end". Newstalk ZB. Newstalk ZB.
- ↑ Brown, Pippa (14 June 2017). "Kaikoura District recovery winds down to transition period". Kaikoura Star – via Stuff.
- ↑ Dangerfield, Emma (14 August 2019). "Five candidates now announced for Kaikōura mayoralty contest". The Press. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 Eder, Jennifer (17 October 2019). "Kaikōura gets 'not your average' mayor after final votes tallied". Stuff. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Tom Burgin, with his wife Virginia, is retiring after six years as Kaikoura's mayor". The Press. 28 September 1995. p. 27. Retrieved 15 June 2026.