Mayor of Whakatane

The Mayor of Whakatane is the head of the municipal government in Whakatane, New Zealand, and presides over the Whakatane District Council. The Whakatane District Council was first formed in 1976 following an amalgamation, with further changes taking place in 1989.[1]

The current Mayor of Whakatane is Judy Turner, who was elected in 2019.

Role

The Mayor of Whakatane leads the Whakatane District Council which includes the Deputy Mayor and nine Councillors.[2] The Mayor is a member of all of the council's committees excluding the Hearings Committee and is Deputy Chairperson of the Policy Committee and Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee.[3] Additionally the Mayor is a member of joint committees and groups including the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, the Regional Transport Committee, the Commercial Advisory Board, and the Eastern Bay of Plenty Joint Committee (which is composed of members of the Whakatane, Kawerau, and Opotiki District Councils and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council).[4]

Elections for the Mayor take place every three years as part of the local elections in New Zealand, with the last election being held in 2019. The Mayor received a salary of $121,899 plus expenses as of 2020,[5] and holds the title of His/Her Worship.

List of mayors of Whakatane

The following are the mayors of Whakatane since 1976.[6] Prior to this, there was a chairperson of the Whakatane County Council and a mayor of the Whakatane Borough Council. These two bodies combined along with the Whakatane Harbour Board in 1976 forming the Whakatane District Council. In 1989 the Whakatane District Council amalgamated with Murupara Borough Council and also added a portion of the Opotiki District and a portion of the Taupo District, forming the Whakatane District Council as it is today.

William Sullivan was chairman of the Whakatane Harbour Board (1923–1926) and mayor of the Whakatane Borough Council (1925–1938) before representing the Bay of Plenty electorate in the House of Representatives (1941–1957).[7]

Name Term
1 Rex Morpeth QSO 1976–1980
2 John Gow QSO 1980–1986
3 Robert Byrne MBE 1986–1989
4 L Brill 1989–1992
5 Donald Herdman 1992–1995
6 Tony Bonne 1995–1998
7 Colin Hammond 1998–2004
8 Colin Holmes 2004–2010
9 Tony Bonne 2010–2019
10 Judy Turner 2019–present

References
  1. "Council History". Whakatane District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. "Mayor and Councillors Profiles". Whakatane District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. "Tony Bonne". Whakatane District Council. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. "Committees and Advisory Boards". Whakatane District Council. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. "Elected Members Remuneration". Whakatane District Council. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. "Historical Information" (PDF). Whakatane District Council. December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. Templeton, Hugh. "Sullivan, William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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