| Mayor of Gisborne | |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Gisborne | |
| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Term length | Three years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | William Fitzgerald Crawford |
| Formation | 1877 |
| Deputy | Aubrey Ria [1] |
| Salary | $158,068 [2] |
| Website | Official website |
The mayor of Gisborne is the elected head of local government in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 mayors in the country. The mayor is based in the principle city (and namesake) of the district, Gisborne. The mayor presides over the Gisborne District Council and is directly elected using the single transferable vote method.
Rehette Stoltz is the current mayor of Gisborne. [3]
| Name | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Fitzgerald Crawford | 1877–1878 | |
| 2 | Thomas William Porter | 1878–1881 | |
| 3 | Charles Debenham Bennett | 1881–1882 | |
| 4 | Edward Knight Brown | 1882–1883 | |
| (2) | Thomas William Porter | 1883–1884 | |
| 5 | Cecil de Lautour | 1884–1885 | |
| 6 | Allan McDonald | 1885–1886 | |
| 7 | Henry Lewis | 1886 | |
| (2) | Thomas William Porter | 1886–1887 | |
| 8 | William Tucker | 1887–1889 | |
| (5) | Cecil de Lautour | 1889–1890 | |
| 9 | John Townley | 1890–1908 | |
| 10 | Douglas Lysnar | 1908–1911 | |
| 11 | William Pettie | 1911–1913 | |
| 12 | James Robert Kirk | 1913–1914 | |
| 13 | William Grice Sherratt | 1914–1919 | |
| 14 | George Wildish | 1919–1927 | |
| 15 | Charles Edward Armstrong | 1927–1928 | |
| 16 | David Coleman | 1928–1933 | |
| 17 | John Jackson | 1933–1935 | |
| (16) | David Coleman | 1935–1941 | |
| 18 | Noel Henry Bull | 1941–1950 | |
| 19 | Harry Barker | | 1950–1977 |
| 20 | Richard White | 1977–1983 | |
| 21 | Hink Healey | 1983–1989 | |
| 22 | John Clarke | | 1989–2001 |
| 23 | Meng Foon | 2001–2019 | |
| 24 | Rehette Stoltz | | 2019–present |