Mayors in New Zealand

Mayors in New Zealand are the highest-ranking officer in a territorial authority. Mayors are now elected at large, i.e. the role is contested by public vote across a whole district or city. Historically, city or town councillors elected one of their own as mayor, or chairman. Mayors are elected during the triennial local body elections. There are currently 66 mayors.

"Mayor" is from the Latin māior and means "greater". Mayors in New Zealand are styled His/Her Worship.

List of mayors edit


Territorial Authority	Mayor		Affiliation	Elected	Pop. 2023^[1]
Far North District		Moko Tepania	None	2022	71,430
Whangarei District		Vince Cocurullo	None	2022	96,678
Kaipara District		Craig Jepson	None	2022	25,899
Auckland		Wayne Brown	Fix Auckland	2022	1,656,486
Thames-Coromandel District		Len Salt	None	2022	31,995
Hauraki District		Toby Adams	None	2019	21,318
Waikato District		Jacqui Church	Independent	2022	85,968
Matamata-Piako District		Adrienne Wilcock	None	2022	37,098
Hamilton City		Paula Southgate	None	2019	174,741
Waipā District		Susan O'Regan	None	2022	58,686
Ōtorohanga District		Max Baxter	None	2013	10,410
South Waikato District		Gary Petley	None	2022	25,044
Waitomo District		John Robertson	Independent	2019	9,585
Taupō District		David Trewavas	None	2013	40,296
Western Bay of Plenty District		James Denyer	None	2022	56,184
Tauranga City	vacant				152,844
Rotorua District		Tania Tapsell	None	2022	74,058
Whakatāne District		Victor Luca	None	2022	37,149
Kawerau District		Faylene Tunui	None	2022	7,539
Ōpōtiki District		David Moore	None	2022	10,089
Gisborne District		Rehette Stoltz	None	2019	51,135
Wairoa District		Craig Little	None	2013	8,826
Hastings District		Sandra Hazlehurst	None	2017	85,965
Napier City		Kirsten Wise	Independent	2019	64,695
Central Hawke's Bay District		Alex Walker	None	2016	15,480
New Plymouth District		Neil Holdom	None	2016	87,000
Stratford District		Neil Volzke	None	2009	10,149
South Taranaki District		Phil Nixon	None	2019	29,025
Ruapehu District		Weston Kirton	None	2022	13,095
Whanganui District		Andrew Tripe	None	2022	47,619
Rangitikei District		Andy Watson	Independent	2013	15,663
Manawatū District		Helen Worboys	None	2016	32,415
Palmerston North City		Grant Smith	Independent	2015	87,090
Tararua District		Tracey Collis	Tararua Stronger Together	2016	18,660
Horowhenua District		Bernie Wanden	None	2019	36,693
Kāpiti Coast District		Janet Holborow	None	2022	55,914
Porirua City		Anita Baker	Independent	2019	59,445
Upper Hutt City		Wayne Guppy	None	2001	45,759
Hutt City (Lower Hutt)		Campbell Barry	Labour	2022	107,562
Wellington City		Tory Whanau	Independent^[a]	2022	202,689
Masterton District		Gary Caffell	Masterton Matters	2022	27,678
Carterton District		Ron Mark	Independent	2022	10,107
South Wairarapa District		Martin Connelly	None	2022	11,811
Tasman District		Tim King	None	2019	57,807
Nelson City		Nick Smith	Independent	2022	52,584
Marlborough District		Nadine Taylor	None	2022	49,431
Buller District		Jamie Cleine	None	2019	4,215
Grey District		Tania Gibson	None	2019	10,446
Westland District		Helen Lash	None	2022	14,043
Kaikōura District		Craig Mackle	None	2019	8,901
Hurunui District		Marie Black	None	2019	13,608
Waimakariri District		Dan Gordon	None	2019	66,246
Christchurch City		Phil Mauger	Let's Get Stuff Done	2022	391,383
Selwyn District		Sam Broughton	None	2016	78,144
Ashburton District		Neil Brown	None	2019	34,746
Timaru District		Nigel Bowen	None	2019	47,547
Mackenzie District		Anne Munro	None	2022	5,115
Waimate District		Craig Rowley	None	2013	8,121
Chatham Islands		Monique Croon	None	2019	612
Waitaki District		Gary Kircher	Working For Waitaki	2013	23,472
Central Otago District		Tim Cadogan	None	2016	24,306
Queenstown-Lakes Mayor		Glyn Lewers	None	2022	47,808
Dunedin City		Jules Radich	Team Dunedin	2022	128,901
Clutha District		Bryan Cadogan	None	2010	18,315
Southland District		Rob Scott	None	2022	31,833
Gore District		Ben Bell	Team Hokonui	2022	12,711
Invercargill City		Nobby Clark	LETS GO Invercargill	2022	55,599