Mayor of Kaikōura

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. 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. Wallis, Anna (13 October 2010). "Off to school for Kaikoura mayor". Marlborough Express. Stuff.
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