The mayor of Hurunui officiates over the Hurunui District of New Zealand's South Island. The district is administered by a district council.[1] The current mayor is Marie Black, elected in the 2019 New Zealand local elections.[2]
Hurunui District was formed in the 1989 local government reforms through the amalgamation of Amuri County, Cheviot County, and Ashley County.[3] The last chairman of Amuri County, John Chaffey, became the first mayor of Hurunui District. Chaffey was still mayor in 1999.[4] Subsequent to the October 2001 elections, Tony Arps was mayor.[5][6] Garry Jackson was mayor from 2004 to 2010, when he retired.[7] Winton Dalley was the mayor of Hurunui from 2010 to 2019.[8]
List of officeholders
Since its formation in 1989, Hurunui District has had five mayors. The following is a complete list:
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Chaffey | 
|
1989–2001 |
| 2 | Tony Arps |
|
2001–2004 |
| 3 | Garry Jackson |
|
2004–2010 |
| 4 | Winton Dalley | 
|
2010–2019 |
| 5 | Marie Black |
|
2019–present |
References
- ^ "About Hurunui". hurunui.govt.nz. Hurunui District Council.
- ^ "2019 Local Body Elections". Hurunui District Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Council archives". Hurunui District Council. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Canterbury Waste Subcommittee: 11 October 1999". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Canterbury Waste Subcommittee Agenda". Christchurch City Council. 11 March 2002. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Canterbury Waste Subcommittee Agenda". Christchurch City Council. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Greenhill, Marc (11 October 2010). "New faces picked by voters". The Press. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Hurunui will have a new mayor from October". Hurunui District Council.
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