Mayor of Rotorua

Mayor of Rotorua
Coat of arms of Rotorua
Incumbent Tania Tapsell since 21 October 2022
Style	Mayor
Appointer	Elected
Formation	1923
Salary	$159,679
Website	https://rotorualakescouncil.nz

The mayor of Rotorua officiates over the Rotorua Lakes District of New Zealand, which is administered by the Rotorua Lakes Council. An elected borough council first came together in February 1923; prior to that, the area had effectively been under government control. ^[1] Rotorua has had 15 mayors as of 2022, and the current mayor is Tania Tapsell. ^[2]

List of office holders

	Name	Portrait	Term
1	Cecil Clinkard		1923–1927
2	Thomas McDowell		1927–1928
3	John N. McLean		1928–1929
4	Thomas Jackson		1929–1941
5	Harry D. Dansey		1941–1942
6	Prentice A. Kusabs		1942–1947
7	Alexander Moncur		1947–1953
8	Murray Linton [3]		1953–1971
9	Ray Boord		1971–1977
10	Ray Woolliams [4]		1977–1979
11	John Keaney [5]		1979–1993
12	Grahame Hall [6]		1993–2004
13	Kevin Winters [7]		2004–2013
14	Steve Chadwick [8]		2013–2022
15	Tania Tapsell		2022–present

Members of Parliament

Four mayors have also been Members of Parliament, and all of them represented the Rotorua electorate (the years in brackets give their term in Parliament):

• Cecil Clinkard (1928–1935)
• Alexander Moncur (1935–1943)
• Ray Boord (1954–1960)
• Steve Chadwick (1999–2011)

References

1. "About Rotorua's History". Rotorua District Library. Retrieved 26 October 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Tania Tapsell elected mayor of Rotorua". The Spinoff. 8 October 2022.
3. "The Rotary Club of Rotorua West – Chartered August 19th, 1965". The Rotary Club of Rotorua West. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
4. Martin, Matthew (2 October 2012). "Former Rotorua mayor farewelled". Rotorua Daily Post . Retrieved 26 October 2012.
5. Taylor, Julie (29 January 2009). "Former Rotorua mayor dies". Rotorua Daily Post . Retrieved 29 March 2009.
6. "Rotorua mayor to retire". The New Zealand Herald. 29 January 2004.
7. "Local vote: District Councils ( A to R)". The New Zealand Herald. 11 October 2004.
8. Martin, Matthew (12 October 2013). "Election 2013: Steve Chadwick is ready for action". Rotorua Daily Post . Retrieved 12 October 2013.