Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes

Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes
Coat of arms of the Queenstown-Lakes District Council [1]
Incumbent John Glover [2] since  17 October 2025
Style	His Worship
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	John Davies
Formation	1986
Salary	$143,734 [3]
Website	Official website

The mayor of Queenstown-Lakes in New Zealand presides over the Queenstown-Lakes District Council. The district council has existed since 1986 and there have been eight mayors so far.

List of mayors

In 1986, the Queenstown Borough Council merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District Council. The last mayor of Queenstown Borough, John Davies, was elected as the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes District. In 1989, Arrowtown Borough Council amalgamated with Queenstown-Lakes District Council in the 1989 local government reforms.

	Name	Portrait	Term	Notes
1	John Davies		1986–1989	last mayor of Queenstown Borough
2	David Bradford		1989–1995
3	Warren Cooper		1995–2001	previously mayor of Queenstown Borough
4	Clive Geddes		2001–2010
5	Vanessa van Uden		2010–2016	[4]
6	Jim Boult		2016–2022	[5]
7	Glyn Lewers		2022–2025	[6]
8	John Glover		2025–present	[2]

Place names

Some streets and places in Queenstown are named after former borough council mayors; Robertson Street in Frankton, Hallenstein Street, Malaghan Road and Malaghan Street, Warren Park, Hotop Rise, Reid Street, St. Omer Park, ^[7] Anderson Heights, Robins Road, Grant Road, and Davies Place.

References

1. "How We Look: QLDC Brand guidelines | 2.2 QLDC COAT OF ARMS AND SEAL" (PDF). www.qldc.govt.nz. Queenstown-Lakes District Council. July 2019. p. 9. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
2. "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
3. Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
4. "Vanessa van Uden honestly reflects on six years as Queenstown Lakes Mayor". Stuff. 6 September 2016.
5. Cook, Marjorie (8 October 2016). "Jim Boult is new Queenstown Lakes mayor". Stuff.
6. "Final Results Announced In QLDC Local Election". Scoop.co.nz. Queenstown-Lakes District Council. 13 October 2022.
7. "Queenstown Lakes District Council – St Omer Park". Qldc.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.