The Mayor of Rotorua officiates over the Rotorua Lakes district of New Zealand, which is administered by the Rotorua Lakes Council (RLC), whose seat is in Rotorua. 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]

Mayor of Rotorua
Incumbent
Tania Tapsell
since October 21st 2022
StyleMayor
AppointerElected
Formation1923
Salary$159,679
Websitehttps://rotorualakescouncil.nz

List of office holders

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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

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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):

References

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  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". The Daily Post. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ Taylor, Julie (29 January 2009). "Former Rotorua mayor dies". The 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". Retrieved 12 October 2013.