The Mayor of Christchurch is the head of the municipal government of Christchurch,New Zealand,and presides over the Christchurch City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system. The current mayor,Phil Mauger,was elected in the 2022 mayoral election. The current deputy mayor is Pauline Cotter.
Vicki Susan Buck is a New Zealand politician. She was Mayor of Christchurch for nine years from 1989 to 1998. She retired after three terms,having been very popular. She made a political comeback,standing in the 2013 local elections in the Riccarton-Wigram ward as councillor for Christchurch City Council,being returned with the highest number of votes across all city wards. She subsequently accepted the role of deputy mayor.
The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 396,200 people of Christchurch. Since October 2022,the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Mauger,who succeeded after the retirement of Lianne Dalziel. The council currently consists of 16 councillors elected from sixteen wards,and is presided over by the mayor,who is elected at large. The number of elected members and ward boundaries changed prior during the 2016 election.
Deon William Swiggs is a New Zealand politician serving as the Environment Canterbury Councillor representing the Christchurch West/Ōpuna Regional Constituency. He previously served as the Christchurch City Councillor representing the Central ward from 2016 to 2019. Prior to Swiggs being elected,he was most well known for his participation in Rebuild Christchurch,an organisation founded after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001,meaning 8 October 2016.
The 2016 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held on 8 October. The incumbent mayor,former Labour MP and government Minister Lianne Dalziel,who was first elected in the 2013 mayoral election was reelected,winning a commanding 83.9% of formal votes cast in the poll. However New Zealand's local government elections in 2016 were characterized by a nationwide low participation rate which saw only 41.8% of enrolled voters cast a ballot in the election. Christchurch's turnout rate was particularly low with only 38.3% of enrolled voters actually voting,down from 52.2% in 2010.
The 2019 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001,meaning 12 October 2019.
Tahere Paul Eagle is a New Zealand politician and former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Rongotai electorate from 2017 to 2023. He was a Wellington City Councillor from 2010 to 2017 and was the first person of Māori descent to be Deputy Mayor of Wellington,but was defeated in a landslide when he sought the mayoralty as an independent candidate in 2022.
The People's Choice is a centre-left political ticket that contests elections for the Christchurch City Council,and the Canterbury Regional Council in Christchurch,New Zealand.
Daniel Peter Rosewarne is a New Zealand politician and former military officer. From July 2022 to October 2023 he was a List member of parliament for the New Zealand Labour Party.
Tangi William Edward Utikere is a New Zealand politician,and Member of Parliament for Palmerston North since 2020. He was the deputy mayor of Palmerston North from 2016 to 2020,being the first non-European to serve in that role.
The 2019 Auckland mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019 to determine who would serve as Mayor of Auckland for the next three years. Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019. Incumbent Mayor Phil Goff won the election with 48% of the vote to secure a second term.
The 1971 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1971,elections were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method. The incumbent,Ron Guthrey of the Citizens' ticket,was defeated by the Labour Party candidate Neville Pickering.
The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections that took place on 8 October 2022,with the new mayor's term lasting to 2025. There are no term limits,but the incumbent three-term mayor,Lianne Dalziel,had announced that she would not be seeking a fourth term. One of the key election issues was whether or not to build a stadium which would cost $683m.
The 2022 Wellington City mayoral election,part of the Wellington local elections in October 2022,determined who would serve as Mayor of the City of Wellington for the next three-year term. It was won by Tory Whanau,a former Green Party parliamentary chief of staff.
The 2022 Auckland mayoral election was held on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Auckland,as part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections. The incumbent mayor since 2016,Phil Goff,did not seek re-election. Campaign issues include transport strategy,council finance issues and the Three Waters reform programme. After provisional vote counts were released on 8 October,Wayne Brown declared victory,and Efeso Collins conceded the election.
Raf Alfred Manji is a former New Zealand politician,with a background in governance,finance and social enterprise. He was the leader of The Opportunities Party (TOP) from 27 January 2022 to 3 December 2023.
The 2022 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections held in New Zealand on Saturday 8 October 2022. Voting began by postal vote on 16 September and ended at noon on 8 October 2022.
Wayne Kelvin Forrest Brown is a New Zealand politician and the mayor of Auckland since the 2022 Auckland mayoral election. He has worked in leadership roles in several large New Zealand businesses and public infrastructure organisations. He was mayor of the Far North District Council from 2007 to 2013.
The 2022 Christchurch local elections were held via postal voting between September and October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections. Elections in Christchurch covered one territorial authority,the Christchurch City Council,and six community boards.
