The mayor of South Taranaki officiates over the South Taranaki District of New Zealand's North Island. [1]
The South Taranaki District was formed in the 1989 local government reforms. Pierce Joyce was the first mayor [2] until he was beaten in the 1992 local elections by Mary Bourke. [3] Bourke retired at the 2007 local elections and was replaced by Ross Dunlop. [4] Phil Nixon is the current mayor of South Taranaki. [1] He won the mayoral election by a large margin in October 2019 after Dunlop did not seek re-election. [4]
South Taranaki has had four mayors:
Name | Portrait | Term | |
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1 | Pierce Joyce |
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1989–1992 |
2 | Mary Bourke |
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1992–2007 |
3 | Ross Dunlop |
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2007–2019 |
4 | Phil Nixon |
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2019–present |
The mayor of South Taranaki officiates over the South Taranaki District of New Zealand's North Island. [1]
The South Taranaki District was formed in the 1989 local government reforms. Pierce Joyce was the first mayor [2] until he was beaten in the 1992 local elections by Mary Bourke. [3] Bourke retired at the 2007 local elections and was replaced by Ross Dunlop. [4] Phil Nixon is the current mayor of South Taranaki. [1] He won the mayoral election by a large margin in October 2019 after Dunlop did not seek re-election. [4]
South Taranaki has had four mayors:
Name | Portrait | Term | |
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1 | Pierce Joyce |
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1989–1992 |
2 | Mary Bourke |
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1992–2007 |
3 | Ross Dunlop |
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2007–2019 |
4 | Phil Nixon |
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2019–present |