Mayor of Whangārei
| Mayor of Whangārei | |
|---|---|
| File:Whangarei District Council CoA.png Coat of arms of Whangārei | |
Incumbent Ken Couper | |
| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Seat | Whangārei |
| Term length | 3 years, renewable |
| Formation | 27 October 1896 |
| First holder | James Miller Killen |
| Deputy | Scott McKenzie[1] |
| Salary | $163,689[2] |
| Website | Official website |
The mayor of Whangārei is the elected head of local government in the Whangārei District of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 mayors in the country. The principle town of the district (and its namesake) is Whangārei. The mayor presides over the Whangārei District Council and is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) method (as of 2025).
The position has existed since 27 October 1896, when the Whangarei Borough Council was constituted.[3] Later the mayor presided over Whangarei City Council. The position has existed in its present form since 1 November 1989, following the amalgamation of Whangarei County Council, Whangarei City Council and Hikurangi Town Board.[4] The mayor is supported by a deputy mayor.[5]
List of mayors
[edit | edit source]The following table is a complete list of the mayors of Whangarei since the formation of Whangarei Borough in 1896.[3][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Miller Killen | File:James Miller Killen.jpg | 1896–1899 |
| 2 | William Corns | File:William Corns of Whangarei.jpg | 1899–1901 |
| (1) | James Miller Killen | File:James Miller Killen.jpg | 1901–1902 |
| (2) | William Corns | File:William Corns of Whangarei.jpg | 1902–1904 |
| (1) | James Miller Killen | File:James Miller Killen.jpg | 1904–1905 |
| 3 | Harry Weaver | 1905–1908 | |
| 4 | Thomas McClintock | File:Thomas McClintock of Whangarei.jpg | 1908–1910 |
| 5 | Thomas Herbert Steadman | 1910–1914 | |
| 6 | Donald William Jack | 1914–1917 | |
| 7 | John Samuel Dent | 1917–1921 | |
| 8 | Donald Alexander McLean | File:Donald Alexander McLean.jpg | 1921–1925 |
| 9 | James Edmund Holmes | 1925–1927 | |
| 10 | Leonard James Brake | 1927–1929 | |
| 11 | William Jones | File:William Jones of Whangarei.jpg | 1929–1953 |
| 12 | Horace William James | 1953–1954 | |
| 13 | Les McKinnon | 1954–1956 | |
| 14 | Frank Johnson | 1956–1968 | |
| 15 | Ken Haslett | 1968–1977 | |
| 16 | Ted Elliott | 1977–1983 | |
| 17 | Joyce Ryan | 1983–1989 | |
| 18 | Stan Semenoff | 1989–1998 | |
| 19 | Craig Brown | File:Craig Brown MNZN (cropped).jpg | 1998–2004 |
| 20 | Pamela Peters | 2004–2007 | |
| (18) | Stan Semenoff | 2007–2010 | |
| 21 | Morris Cutforth | 2010–2013 | |
| 22 | Sheryl Mai | File:Sheryl Mai, Mayor of Whangarei District, May 2018.jpg | 2013–2022 |
| 23 | Vince Cocurullo | File:Vince Cocorullo 2025 (cropped to head).jpg | 2022–2025 |
| 24 | Ken Couper | 2025–present |
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Deputy mayor
[edit | edit source]The deputy mayor is the second highest elected official in the Whangarei District Council. The deputy mayor acts in support of the Mayor of Whangarei. It is the second highest elected position in the council. However, like the position of Deputy Prime Minister, this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. They are appointed by the mayor from the elected ward councillors.[13]
Beyond committees of the whole council, the deputy mayor is an ex-officio member of the following Whangarei District Council committees:[14]
- Community Development Committee
- Finance and Corporate Committee
- Infrastructure Committee
- Planning and Development Committee
The deputy mayor may be appointed to additional committees that the mayor wishes to appoint them to. The following table lists the deputy mayors since the local government reforms of 1989.
| Mayor | Deputy mayor | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Stan Semenoff | ||
| Craig Brown | ||
| Pamela Peters | Phil Halse | 2004–2007 |
| Stan Semenoff | Kahu Sutherland | 2007–2010 |
| Morris Cutforth | Phil Halse | 2010–2013 |
| Sheryl Mai | Sharon Morgan[15] | 2013–2019 |
| Greg Innes[16] | 2019–2022 | |
| Vince Cocurullo | Phil Halse[17] | 2022–2025 |
| Ken Couper | Scott McKenzie[1] | 2025–present |
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