Mayor of South Taranaki

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Mayor of South Taranaki
Phil Nixon 2021 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Phil Nixon
since  2019
Style His/Her Worship
Term length Three years, renewable
Inaugural holderPierce Joyce
Formation 1989
DeputyRobert Northcott [1]
Salary$139,953 [2]
Website Official website

The mayor of South Taranaki officiates over the South Taranaki District Council. [3]

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History

The South Taranaki District was formed in the 1989 local government reforms. Pierce Joyce was the first mayor [4] until he was beaten in the 1992 local elections by Mary Bourke. [5] Bourke retired at the 2007 local elections and was replaced by Ross Dunlop. [6] Phil Nixon is the current mayor of South Taranaki. [3] He won the mayoral election by a large margin in October 2019 after Dunlop did not seek re-election. [6]

List of mayors of South Taranaki

South Taranaki has had four mayors:

NamePortraitTerm
1Pierce Joyce No image.png 1989–1992
2Mary Bourke Mary Bourke QSO (cropped).jpg 1992–2007
3 Ross Dunlop No image.png 2007–2019
4Phil Nixon Phil Nixon 2021 (cropped).jpg 2019–present

References

  1. ↑ "South Taranaki District Councillors". www.southtaranaki.com. South Taranaki District Council . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Mayor". southtaranaki.com. South Taranaki District Council.
  4. ↑ "Manaia: Cross in Servicemen's Cemetery". Kete New Plymouth. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Hunt, Cliff (9 October 2017). "In 1992 Bourke becomes first female mayor of South Taranaki District". Stuff . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 Groenestein, Catherine (22 May 2019). "South Taranaki Mayor Ross Dunlop announces he will not stand for re-election". Taranaki Daily News . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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