Mayor of Horowhenua

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Mayor of Horowhenua
Bernie Wanden, August 2025.jpg
Incumbent
Bernie Wanden
since  2019
Style His/Her Worship
Term length Three years, renewable
Inaugural holderMalcolm Guy
Formation 1989
DeputyDavid Allan [1]
Salary$141,395 [2]
Website Official website

The mayor of Horowhenua officiates over the Horowhenua District Council. [1]

Bernie Wanden has been mayor since 2019. [1] Before being elected as mayor, he had served as a Horowhenua councillor.

List of mayors

Since its inception in 1989, Horowhenua District has had five mayors:

NamePortraitTerm
1Malcolm Guy1989–1995 [3]
2Tom Robinson1995–2004 [4]
3Brendan Duffy Brendan Duffy ONZM (cropped).jpg 2004–2016 [5]
4Michael Feyen2016–2019 [6]
5Bernie Wanden Bernie Wanden, August 2025 (cropped).jpg 2019–present

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mayor & Councillors". horowhenua.govt.nz. Horowhenua District Council.
  2. ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Galloway, Jill (25 May 2017). "Horowhenua politician, farmer and community man greatly missed". Stuff. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Horowhenua Mayor to step aside". New Zealand Herald. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Beckman, Sadie (5 June 2017). "Former Horowhenua mayor honoured". Horowhenua Chronicle. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Loo, Alex. "Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen to seek second term as mayor". stuff.co.nz. Manawatu Standard.
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