The Mayor of Kaikōura (formerly Kaikoura) officiates over the Kaikōura District of New Zealand's South Island. The district is administered by a district council.[1]

The current mayor is Craig Mackle, who was elected in 2019.[2]

The former mayor was Winston Gray, who had been the mayor of Kaikōura since 2010 [3] and was in office during the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake and the subsequent recovery process.[4][5]

List of mayors

Mayor Term of office
Jim Abernathy 1998–2004[6]
Kevin Heays 2004–2010[7]
Winston Gray 2010–2019[7]
Craig Mackle 2019–present[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor and Councillors". Kaikōura District Council. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Eder, Jennifer (17 October 2019). "Kaikōura gets 'not your average' mayor after final votes tallied". Stuff. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Winston Gray". kaikoura.govt.nz. Kaikoura District Council.
  4. ↑ Hosking, Mike (16 November 2016). "Kaikoura hopes to restore road access by week's end". newstalkzb.co.nz. Newstalk ZB.
  5. ↑ Brown, Pippa (14 June 2017). "Kaikoura District recovery winds down to transition period". stuff.co.nz. Kaikoura Star.
  6. ↑ "Heays, Jackson to don chains". The Press. National Library of New Zealand. 11 October 2004.
  7. 1 2 Wallis, Anna (13 October 2010). "Off to school for Kaikoura mayor". Marlborough Express. Stuff.
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